Mark Cavendish strikes again beating Barry Markus and Andrea Guardini to take overall race lead in 2013 Tour of Qatar from BMC Racing Team's Brent Bookwalter.

Stage 3 of the 2013 Tour of Qatar finished in a chaotic bunch sprint where Team Omega Pharma-QuickStep's former World Champion Mark Cavendish was the fastest man across the finish line.

Mark Cavendish blasts to stage victory for Omega Pharma-QuickStep in stage 3 of Tour of Qatar 2013; Team BMC Racing's Brent Bookwalter keeps overall Tour of Qatar lead.

The only way to move forward is to acknowledge the past.

Just when you think the off-season news cycle might slow down, it kicks into overdrive.

Earlier today Team Sky announced that Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) is leaving the team at the end of this season. This was followed by an announcement from Team Omega Pharma-Quick-Step which revealed that the team has signed Cavendish.

Members of the British cycling team Sky will be sacked unless they sign a document saying they have never doped, the team said in a statement to the press.

Giro d'Italia officials earlier today unveiled the route for next year's Giro d'Italia. The Giro route features three time trials along with the usual array of difficult mountain stages.

World road race champion Mark Cavendish warmed up for the defense of his title by winning the final stage of the Tour of Britain 2012 earlier today as compatriot Jonathan Tiernan-Locke took the overall honors.