Mark Cavendish will race Tour of Flanders for first time since 2011 

Meanwhile, Greg Van Avermaet will be forced to miss the race 

Mark Cavendish at Ghent-Wevelgem 2020 (Dirk Waem/BELGA/AFP via Getty Images)

(Image credit: BELGA/AFP via Getty Images)

The 2020 Tour of Flanders just had a surprise addition to the start list, as Mark Cavendish will ride the Belgian Monument for the first time since 2011.

But the race will also be missing one of the favourites, as CCC Team’s Greg Van Avermaet has decided to miss the race after suffering multiple fractures in Liege-Bastogne-Liege earlier this month. 

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