Mark Cavendish will join the French team B&B Hôtels-KTM

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According to information from Ouest-France which has been buzzing for a few days, the British rider Mark Cavendish has agreed to join the B&B Hotels-KTM team led by Jérôme Pineau for the 2023 season. Based in Theix in Morbihan, the formation attracts in his nets, one of the very big fish of the peloton.

At 37, Mark Cavendish is certainly no longer a young first.

But he is one of the best runners of the last 15 years and above all perhaps the best sprinter in history.

A history of the bicycle in which he has already entered.

With Eddy Merckx, he holds the record for the number of stage victories in the Tour de France: 34. He opened his counter with a victory in 2008 in Châteauroux and this has been blocked since July 2021 and a success in Carcassonne.

His team, Quick-Step, that of Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel, did not retain him for the last Big Loop.

.@MarkCavendish with the Wolfpack (2013-2015; 2021-2022)

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— Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team (@qst_alphavinyl) October 9, 2022

If he is at the start next summer in Bilbao for the 2023 Tour, the rider from the Isle of Man could, in the event of another stage success, be the only record holder.

With B&B, the sprinter should sign a contract for one season, plus an optional one.

His presence could guarantee the Continental Pro team, which will be supported by the City of Paris and is about to announce a new big sponsor, a place at the start of the next Tour which is not guaranteed at this time.

Other names are also rumored to join Jérôme Pineau's team, including Ramon Sinkeldam (Groupama-FDJ), Nick Schultz (Bike Exchange), Cees Bol (DSM), Maximiliano Richeze (UAE).

The arrival of Cavendish in the Breton team should be formalized before the presentation of the next Tour, on October 27.