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Mark Cavendish's enthralling comeback at last summer's Tour de France brought him level with a cycling legend. Will he be back this year?

Get used to the name Mauri Vansevenant, because you’ll be hearing it for some time yet. Riding his first full season in the WorldTour, the west Flandrien outkicked riders of the vintage of Bauke Mollema and Mikel Landa to win the GP Industria & Artigianato, placed 11th overall at Itzulia Basque Country, and has proven one of the revelations of the Ardennes classics. And now Deceuninck-Quick-Step’s young pup is set to play wingman for world champ and father-figure Julian Alaphilippe at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. “Mauri is a golden nugget,” Alaphilippe said ahead of Liège. “He has shown...

Fabio Jakobsen confirmed for roster in Turkey Fabio Jakobsen will make a high-profile return to the peloton at the Tour of Turkey next week, eight months after a horror crash left him in an induced coma. The Dutchman will form part of a sprint-focused Deceuninck-Quick-Step lineup with Mark Cavendish and Alvaro Hodeg joining him in Turkey. “We are happy and excited to have Fabio back with the team,” said sports director Rik Van Slycke. “Of course, he was with us at the winter training camp, but now it’s different and we are glad to see that the progress he has made over the past months...