“As you have probably seen, Team Bahrain-McLaren has announced its Tour selection and of course I am not one of them,” Cavendish said rather casually.
“Some will be happy with it, others will be disappointed. Since the press will probably write something again, I wanted to respond myself. Simply put: I just don’t feel ready for the Tour.”
“It is the toughest course I have seen in the Tour and due to the situation with Covid-19 I did not have enough race days in the preparation.”
“We have a very strong team, with Mikel Landa as the leader, and of course I will support wherever I am. In the meantime I look forward to the rest of my goals this year”, he concludes.
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