Mark Cavendish is unlikely to get the chance to break Eddy Merckx’s stage-win record at the Tour de France this year after it was confirmed that he has been selected in his team’s squad for the Giro d’Italia.
The Manx rider unexpectedly equalled Merckx’s mark of 34 wins with four victories in the 2021 edition of the race but the decision of his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team to send him to the Giro, which begins in Budapest on Friday, is almost certain to mean he will not be picked for the Tour in July.
