Tour de France: Cavendish and Alaphilippe miss Quick-Step team cut
27-Jun-2022 13:31:45 | The Guardian
- Sprinter named as first-reserve for this year’s race
- Alaphilippe suffered serious crash earlier in 2022
Mark Cavendish will not ride in this year’s Tour de France after the British rider was named as a first-reserve rider by Belgian team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl on Monday.
Cavendish had made his case for Tour de France selection after winning his second British road race title on Sunday, saying he will win stages if selected. The 37-year-old equalled the all-time record for stage wins last year and was hopeful of breaking the record at July’s race, but will be on reserve along with Florian Senechal while Julian Alaphilippe is not in the eight-man team. Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen, who has 10 victories this year, will be Quick-Step’s sprinter.
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