{"id":180771,"date":"2020-12-07T12:41:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=180771"},"modified":"2020-12-07T12:41:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:41:35","slug":"cavendish-rejoins-deceuninck-quick-step-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/12\/07\/cavendish-rejoins-deceuninck-quick-step-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavendish Rejoins Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Manxman is back<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There were doubts whether Mark Cavendish would continue the next season after his contract renegotiations with Bahrain-McLaren broke down. However, he has now signed with Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step, the team he previously raced with for three seasons.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180780\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/12\/Cavendish-profimedia-0562856885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-180780\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/12\/Cavendish-profimedia-0562856885-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Cavendish\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cavendish in action at the \u2018UAE Tour\u2019 2020. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t explain how delighted I am to be joining Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step. I have never hidden my affection for my time with the team and to me, this genuinely feels like I am coming home. As well as the incredible group of riders, I can\u2019t wait to start working again with the staff, most of which were here during my first spell and were part of one of the most successful periods of my career, an era that I am immensely proud of,\u201d Cavendish said after the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven with an extremely difficult and disrupted season this year, they have shown how strong and unified they are and I am hoping to add to even more. I can\u2019t wait to be back in the Wolfpack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think he still has one big season in him? Let us know!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ouch<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udeb2 \u00a1Mu\u00f1oz, ganador de la etapa! \u00a1Llegada accidentada pero puede m\u00e1s la emoci\u00f3n de ganar!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cl%C3%A1sicoRCNxWIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cl\u00e1sicoRCNxWIN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KoI2Zzv3CF\">pic.twitter.com\/KoI2Zzv3CF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Win Sports (@WinSportsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WinSportsTV\/status\/1333457842968403968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Sagan being Sagan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thom_astro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Thom_astro<\/a>, I pulled 7.9g in my recent flight in a fighter jet. It was a bumpy ride at times but I&#39;m definitely getting better and I&#39;ll keep training. Please call me when there is a spot in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a> rocket to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Space_Station<\/a>  (You can put me in the cargo bay if needed) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HWxscgXWVv\">pic.twitter.com\/HWxscgXWVv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Sagan (@petosagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petosagan\/status\/1333399260440776706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Rocky Haga<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I rode 4 hours and then shoveled a literal ton of landscaping rock. Before bed, I started brushing my teeth with my daughter&#39;s toothbrush.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chad Haga (@ChadHaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHaga\/status\/1333628212358725633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Give it to him!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear Santa,<\/p>\n<p>Last time I wrote to you when I was 7. Time flies.I have been good kid this year.For this Christmas I really wish new Pro Contract. I know you are busy but maybe your little helpers could deliver me the contract offer as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>Miku <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RhFV0kl7JL\">pic.twitter.com\/RhFV0kl7JL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mihkel R\u00e4im (@mihkelraim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mihkelraim\/status\/1334168856827408386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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