Cavendish to pair with Keisse in Gent Six Day

Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse at the 2019 Gent Six Day
Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse at the 2019 Gent Six Day (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images Sport)

Mark Cavendish will team up with Deceuninck-QuickStep teammate Iljo Keisse at the upcoming Six Days of Ghent from November 16-21. 

The Manxman last competed in the event with Keisse in 2019 but suffered a high-speed crash on the opening day. The pair would finish fourth in the final standings. Cavendish won the event with Bradley Wiggins in 2016, while Keisse is a seven-time winner of his hometown event.

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