Mark Cavendish

Despite his hot-headed ways, the consensus in the peloton is that Cavendish is a 'nice guy'

The Manx sprinter has had a poor Tour, by his standards, and would like to redeem himself by winning the finale of the 100th edition

A difficult climbing day stands between the peloton and the finish line on the Champs-Élysées

Manxman delivers the stage win after the GC contenders take the race to Sky and make big gains in the overall

Mark Cavendish is short on wins in the 100th Tour de France and he lauds Marcel Kittel after the German punches up his third in 12 stages

Tour leader comes to Cavendish's defense after fan throws urine on the 24-time Tour stage winner

British sprinter was riding in the stage 11 time trial when the incident occurred

Mark Cavendish is targeting three stage wins this week as the race makes its way from Brittany to Mont Ventoux

The "Manx Missile" exploded on Thursday, not for victory, but about losing to his top rival, André Greipel

The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider is 10 short of Eddy Merckx's benchmark of 34 victories

Omega Pharma-Quick Step put on a leadout clinic at the end of stage 5, perfectly setting up Mark Cavendish for his 24th career Tour win

Three likely sprints lie ahead as the peloton makes its way from the Riviera to the mountains

Caley Fretz has a peek at Cav's new toy — hydraulic rim brakes from SRAM

Cannondale speedster hopes to retain the green jersey he won last year

For the first time in almost 40 years, the opening stage of the Tour de France should end in a sprint finish

Cavendish tries to escape the break, then settles for out sprinting it to claim the British champion's jersey

Check back as we update our teams list for the 2013 Tour de France

Sagan, who won the Tour's points title in 2012, enters this year's race on a hot streak

Nobody can beat the Manxman in a straight-up sprint for the moment, says sport director Brian Holm

The Manx speedster adds another stage to his palmares, plus the red jersey, as Nibali crosses safely with the bunch to confirm his title

The "Manx Missile" will fly on Friday aboard this custom Venge, built to commemorate his 100th pro victory

Brian Holm has worked with the former world champion since he was a rookie and is convinced he'll top Merckx in the grand tours

The former world champion lands his 100th career win on a day that his former Madison partner sees his Giro hopes ride away

Sprinters are getting less and less chances to win grand tour stages as the courses get harder

Cavendish spreads the credit his former boss at Sky gives him over waiting for Bradley Wiggins and others after a crash on Thursday

On a day when "everything was perfect," Mark Cavendish's teammates delivered him to victory in stage 6 of the Giro

Italy's grand tour has made progress in recent years to gain value and respect among the peloton

Manxman's friend, Sir Paul Smith, designed this year's Giro jerseys and could hang one on Cavendish on Saturday

Former world champion says the failed signing of Italian sprinter isn't a distraction, but his leadout could be impacted

Belgian squad backs Manxman in his bid for stage wins

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Big German successfully defends his 2012 title by going faster than speed demon Mark Cavendish

The way in which the UCI calculates points for pro teams is complicated, but recent changes have made it more transparent

As expected, Peter Sagan and Tom Boonen abandon as they prepare for Sunday's Tour of Flanders

Manxman follows fiery, early leadout to victory in the win in Koksijde

Belgian rider has battled injuries and setbacks all season, including a crash in Sunday's Ghent-Wevelgem

Peter Sagan's ability to win in seemingly any terrain and under any circumstance is proving difficult to manage for Omega Pharma

With historic courses, frenzied fans, and dynamic racing, these men are the ones to watch from Harelbeke to Roubaix

Some Specialized-sponsored riders, including Mark Cavendish and Vincenzo Nibali, wear new helmet at Milano-Sanremo

After a near-miss last year, Fabian Cancellara says he has an idea how to win Sunday's Milano-Sanremo. But he's keeping it to himself

BMC rider still looking for his first victory of 2013 after a slow start and says he's yet to hit his peak physical condition for the season

Cannondale rider will face stiff competition in 2012 winner Simon Gerrans, Fabian Cancellara, Mark Cavendish, and Matt Goss

Manxman protects his overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico, but the dinner table should see some tense conversation on Thursday

The finishes in the week-long Italian race are notoriously technical and the Slovak champion could hold off the sprinters

With ingredients like Froome Dog, Shark, Spartacus, and Terminator, Italy's stage race is a delicious first course for March

Mark Cavendish opens his classics season on Sunday. Is he playing coy to take the pressure off ahead of Milano-Sanremo?

With the Belgian champ coming off injury, Omega Pharma will attack the weekend's Belgian semi-classics with a variety of weapons

By signing Mark Cavendish, Omega Pharma boss Patrick Lefevre has a proven winner, and has taken some pressure off of Tom Boonen

Dutchman wins Portugal tour opener as Blanco puts two in the top three with late attack and Omega Pharma retools for Friday

"Manx Missile" will have time with the family to celebrate his win in Qatar, a win that didn't come easily with miscues in two sprints

"Manx Missile" wins his fourth Qatar stage and takes home the golden leader's jersey

American, fifth overall Bernie Eisel try to dislodge Cavendish with late attack, but the "Manx Missile" comes through for a third Qatar win

"Manx Missile" nails the stage 5 sprint in Qatar to almost certainly lock in his golden leader's jersey

Cavendish supplants BMC Racing atop the Qatar leaderboard and will keep chasing sprint wins

Former world champion takes another chaotic sprint

Former world champion says a run at San Remo isn't on his priority list for 2013

Brent Bookwalter defends his overall lead as Mark Cavendish wins and takes a 10-second time bonus

Former world champs Tom Boonen and Mark Cavendish are two of the surest bets in the sport, but can they work together?

Omega director eyes Sagan, Boasson Hagen as biggest challengers to repeat of his team's 2012 classics supremacy

The Lotto train is the best in the business right now, setting up what should be a great season-long battle between Greipel and Cavendish

Mark Cavendish lashes out at television interviewer over Armstrong questions

Former world champ unveils his rainbow-cuffed Omega Pharma kit

With top performances in 2012 from world champion Cavendish, breakthrough John Degenkolb and entertaining Peter Sagan, which was our top sprint?

Mark Cavendish is International Men's Sprinter of the Year, John Degenkolb is our International Breakthrough Rider of the Year

Former world champion rear-ends car in Italy

Longtime friends choose different paths, but Bernie Eisel says he and Mark Cavendish will remain close as the Manxman goes to Omega Pharma

Former world champion wants Tour yellow badly, is excited about the prospect of a Tom Boonen leadout and says Armstrong is the past

The Norwegian will be the top sprinter on a team that's still focused on GC the grand tours

Sky parts ways with the unhappy former world champion after a season in which the Manxman felt under-supported

Manx Missile goes out of rainbow season with fanfare, hints at new things in the future

Defending world champion Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the road race in Valkenburg after working for Great Britain early

Manx Missile’s possible move spurs interest from several teams, Omega Pharma chief among them

"It just seems like the other teams are happy not to win as long as we don't win," says world champ Mark Cavendish

In this excerpt from the March 2012 issue of Velo, we detail the London Olympics, with a focus on the home country favorites

Mark Cavendish is the favorite for gold on Saturday, but a cadre of challengers is mulling how best to beat the Manx Missile

If he can get over the Box Hill climb, which many feel he can, Mark Cavendish is the top favorite for Olympic gold on The Mall

British gold would give the games a big boost, says the Belgian IOC president

With Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Armitstead at the end of its sprint trains, Great Britain team captains will align with rivals to limit attackers

The world champ is the first rainbow jersey to win the Champs-Élysées stage