Cavendish back on the track in training for the Ghent Six

Mark Cavendish prepared for November’s Ghent Six-Day with Omega Pharma - Quick-Step teammate Iljo Keisse over the weekend in Belgium.

Mark Cavendish, Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2013 team launch

The British rider may have one eye on the Rio 2016 Olympics as he turns his attentions, at least in the short term, to the track. An Olympic gold is the stand-out missing feature in his otherwise incredible palmarès.

"I haven't ridden in six or seven years, but we'll give our best," Cavendish said. "I want to be in the best condition possible and do Iljo and the team proud.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.