Mark Cavendish confirms Tour Colombia as first race of 2024

Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mark Cavendish has announced that he will begin his 2024 racing season at the Tour Colombia stage race in early February, making his debut in the South American event.

The Tour Colombia is set to return to the cycling calendar next season after a four-year hiatus, starting in the town of Paipa in Boyaca on February 6th and finishing in Bogotá on February 11th.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.