Astana – Mark Cavendish in Tour of Suisse mainly to sharpen climbing form

Mark Cavendish has known significant success in the Tour de Suisse in his career, but this time round the British sprinter will be primarily looking to build his climbing form for the Tour de france, says Astana Qazaqstan team manager Alexander Vinokourov.

Cavendish will start the Tour de Suisse on Sunday alongside various key elements of his sprint train including leadout men Michael Morkov and Cees Bol.