Mark Cavendish misses out on selection for Tour de France

Mark Cavendish celebrates after winning his second British National Road Championship title on Sunday (Steve Welsh/PA)

Mark Cavendish has not been handed a Tour de France place, his QuickStep-AlphaVinyl team have confirmed.

Cavendish had harboured outside hopes of breaking the all-time stage wins record he shares with Eddy Merckx this summer after winning the British National Road Championship title on Sunday.