Cavendish to kick off 2017 season at Dubai Tour

Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will get his 2017 season underway at next week's Dubai Tour before returning to the Gulf later in February for the Abu Dhabi Tour. He will then head to Italy for Tirreno-Adriatico to prepare for another shot at Milan-San Remo. Cavendish's big focus for 2017 will again be the Tour de France sprints, just as in 2016, when he won four stages and wore the leader's yellow jersey for a day.