Cavendish had a quiet Tour de France this year by his standards. Having the yellow jersey of Bradley Wiggins to look after, his team was unable to give him the chance to sprint for victory. When he was given the chance, he took the opportunity with both hands taking 3 stage wins. On all the occasions he was lead out by overall winner of the tour Bradley Wiggins, just showing that cycling really is a team sport. Cavendish will have fellow Sky team members Bradley Wiggins and Christopher Froome for teamates again when they ride for team GB. They will look after Cavendish over the course, repaying him for the work he did for them during the tour.
It won't be cut and dry for Cavendish however as he will face not only tough opposition but a tough course. His closest rivals will be Peter Sagan who won 3 stages of the Tour as well as the green jersey points classification, Matthew Goss who was his former lead out man, Tyler Farrar,Andre Greipel just to name a few. Other possible hiccups for Cavendish could be that a breakaway forms with strong riders who will not be caught by the pelaton. Riders will the talent to do this may include Sky Team mate Edveld Boassen Hagen, Luis Leon Sanchez and many other riders who will look to ruin the show for Cavendish. Vincenzo Nibali and Cadel Evans could be looking to reconcile their tour loss by taking victory in London.
A wild card could be youngster Tejay Van Garderen who showed his talent by finishing high in the tour standings. Anything could happen but if Cavendish comes to the finish with the pelaton in tact i doubt there will be anyone to stand between him and gold.
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