Mark Cavendish on form and aiming for Milan-San Remo

After staying race fit over the winter due to a Six Day programme, Mark Cavendish is poised for a good performance at Milan-San Remo, where he won in 2009

Mark Cavendish models the Etixx-QuickStep 2015 kit

(Image credit: Etixx-QuickStep)

Mark Cavendish has made the Italian Milan-San Remo classic, March 22, his 'big appointment' of the 2015 spring campaign after the organiser changed the course to finish on Via Roma.

"It's his big appointment for the spring, for sure," Etixx-Quick Step sports director, Davide Bramati told Cycling Weekly.

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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.