Final target for Manx Missile

Focus shifts to World Champs in Qatar

- Richard Abraham

Mark Cavendish and Great Britain will be keeping their options open for as long as possible as they turn their attention to winning a second rainbow jersey at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

With a much-coveted Olympic medal around his neck, the 2016 Worlds represent the third and final target for the 31-year-old Cavendish, who in July wore the yellow jersey for the first time in his career.

However, the build-up to Cav’s second bid for the World Championship has lasted several months — rather than several years as it did in the run up to his win in 2011 — as GB aim to deal with the demands of this year’s race, which takes place on October 16.