Mark Cavendish confirmed to race Tour de Yorkshire 2019

The Manxman will take the start line after recently returning to racing following illness

Mark Cavendish at the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

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Mark Cavendish has been confirmed to take the start line at the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire.

The 33-year-old returned to racing in the Tour of Turkey, where he took on more of a domestique role, as he continued to work towards full fitness after abandoning Paris-Nice in March.

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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.