Mark Cavendish and Steve Cummings confirmed for Dimension Data's Tour de France team

Dimension Data announces its final nine-man line-up for the Tour de France, and British rider Mark Cavendish and Steve Cummings are included

Mark Cavendish and Steve Cummings have been selected by Dimension Data to ride in the 2016 Tour de France

Mark Cavendish and Steve Cummings have both been confirmed for this year's Tour de France, as Dimension Data announced their nine-man roster for the July Grand Tour that includes the British duo.

Cavendish goes into the 2016 Tour as the rider with the most stage victories in the race, currently standing at 26. Only Belgian legend Eddy Merckx and Frenchman Bernard Hinault have won more Tour stages, at 34 and 28 wins respectively.

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