Mark Cavendish left out of Bahrain McLaren squad for Tour de France
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Updated 21/08/2020 at 15:55 GMT
Mark Cavendish will not be competing at the Tour de France after Bahrain McLaren omitted the British cyclist from their squad which was announced on Friday.
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Cavendish, who has won 30 stages on the Tour and considered one of the best sprinters in the event's history, joined the team last year along with Belgian rider Dylan Teuns, who has also missed the cut.
Spaniard Mikel Landa, who finished fourth on the 2017 Tour, is set to lead the team at the race this year.
"This year's parcours is very well suited to Mikel and his form is strong," team principal Rod Ellingworth said in a statement.
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"The group we have chosen to support him represents our riders who are most suited to the parcours and Tour-ready.
"The past few months have been challenging for all riders to be race fit and it's a credit to all of our guys that we had such a strong line-up to choose from."
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The Tour, which was postponed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, starts on August 29 from Nice.
Cavendish is one of a number of a number of British former champions who will not take part in the Tour this year, with Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas left out of the Team Ineos squad.
Team Bahrain McLaren: Mikel Landa (Spain), Wout Poels (Netherlands), Pello Bilbao (Spain), Damiano Caruso (Italy), Rafael Valls (Spain), Marco Haller (Austria), Matej Mohoric (Slovenia), Sonny Colbrelli (Italy).
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