Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins confirmed for Belgian races
Mark Cavendish to race Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, as Bradley Wiggins is confirmed for Three Days of De Panne next week

Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish, Amgen Tour of California, Stage 1

Mark Cavendish has added another race to his schedule, the Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday in Belgium, ahead of Ghent-Wevelgem on Sunday (March 29). Bradley Wiggins's participation in the Three Days of De Panne, starting next Tuesday, was confirmed by the organiser.
"I’m very happy I'm able to ride Dwars door Vlaanderen because it's a Belgian race," Cavendish told Belgian newspaper, Het Nieuwsblad.
"I'm really looking forward to start after the frustration of Milano-San Remo. After working all winter towards Sunday, a mechanical failure stopped me from sprinting for victory."
The Etixx-QuickStep rider added that he would normally have just had Sunday’s Ghent-Wevelgem in his programme this week.
He will race with 2014 Dwars door Vlaanderen winner Niki Terpstra and World Champion Michal Kwiatkowski. Etixx's team also includes Iljo Keisse, Yves Lampaert, Nikolas Maes, Matteo Trentin and Guillaume Van Keirsbulck.
Cavendish raced Dwars door Vlaanderen once before in 2012 with team Sky and placed 58th.
Last Sunday in Milan-San Remo, his chain derailed on the outside of his chainring on the Cipressa climb. He explained after the race that he paid from the energy he spent to return to the main pack. Cavendish said, "It didn't just cost me a little bit, it crippled me."
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Wiggins is due to race the E3 Harelbeke on Friday, the Three Days of De Panne, the Tour of Flanders, Scheldeprijs and his last race in team Sky's colours, Paris-Roubaix on April 12.
The Three Days of De Panne organiser confirmed Wiggins' participation today.
"We were delighted when we heard that Wiggins will race again," said the race's press chief, Johan Van Hecke.
"He will no doubt want to show his rainbow jersey in the time trial on the final day. Maybe he’ll do as well as in 2009."
Wiggins last raced it in 2011. In 2009, he won the final day's 15.3-kilometre time trial in team Garmin's colours ahead of Lieuwe Westra and Stijn Devolder.
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
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.
-
'This is not justice' - driver who killed teen cyclist gets four-year sentence
Yeva Smilianska avoids max sentence for her role in the death of Magnus White in 2023
-
Ride it or hang it on the wall? The limited-edition Look frameset that costs $10,000
Each run-of-50 765 Blade RS is hand-painted by London artists Jay Kaes, plus a POC and Team Amani collection, handmade Ti gravel bikes and Fizik gravel race shoes
-
Bradley Wiggins announces new book: 'The most honest and personal one I've ever written'
Wiggins's latest autobiography, 'The Chain', will be published on 25 October
-
Mark Cavendish is giving a free sprinting masterclass - here's how you can sign up
Tour de France legend to host meet-and-greet experience this July
-
Mark Cavendish robbers told to repay stolen £750,000 or face extra prison time
Cavendish and his family were robbed at knifepoint in November 2021
-
French kit brand Ekoï launches kit collaboration with Bradley Wiggins
Wiggins says partnership is his 'reintroduction to cycling' and marks the second phase of his life
-
'I was doing loads of cocaine... my kids were going to put me into rehab': Bradley Wiggins on recreational drug use, Lance Armstrong's help and finding a new love for cycling
Wiggins opens up on the personal trauma which engulfed him post-retirement and put him in some 'very dangerous' situations after he became addicted to cocaine
-
Legends of the classics: What it takes to dominate one-day races
Why are some riders better suited to one-day races? We examine the physiology, racecraft and team dynamics that culminate in one-day domination
-
I rode every cobbled street in my city and punctured twice, but I still can't resist the rumble of the stones
Forget smooth tarmac, it's cobble season
-
'I had a zombie knife held up to my throat' - Mark Cavendish opens up about 'horrific' armed robbery
39-year-old says he felt 'helpless' during home raid