Mark Cavendish: 'At least one gold medal would've been nice'

The Manxman says he is still reeling from the disappointment of coming close to a second gold medal at the World Championships, having taken a silver medal at the Olympics as well

Mark Cavendish on the podium at the 2016 Road World Championships

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) at the close of the 2016 seasons says that winning at least one gold medal, instead of silver in the Olympics and World Championships, "would've been nice."

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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.