'Cavendish has to prove that he's still the fastest sprinter' says team boss

Etixx-QuickStep manager Patrick Lefevre says that Mark Cavendish needs to win at the Tour de France - personally and for the team

Mark Cavendish at the 2015 Tour de France

(Image credit: Watson)

Mark Cavendish has won 13 times this year, but has to prove that he is still the best, said Etixx-QuickStep team boss Patrick Lefevere. The Tour de France, where Cavendish missed his second chance for a sprint victory today in Amiens, is the ultimate place to show himself.

Cavendish sprinted head-to-head against Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) today, but he faded to third as André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) and Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) zipped by for first and second.

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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.