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Mark Cavendish searching for another team as B&B Hotels collapses

B&B Hotels-KTM team that was expected to sign Mark Cavendish has collapsed after failing to secure sponsorship

Mark Cavendish searching for another team as B&B Hotels collapses

The French squad wanted to expand in 2023, however team boss Jerome Pineau is said to have announced the end of the B&B Team in a two-hour video conference.

Pineau was still looking at the option of racing at Continental level with twelve riders, but this was not a feasible option either.

Pineau also wanted to create a women’s team. French champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot, Chloe Hosking and Olympic champion Anna Kiesenhofer were rumoured to be the leaders and hoped to be invited to the next Tour de France Femmes.

The team of riders have now found themselves unemployed, with just over a month before the start of the new season.

Mark Cavendish is said to have signed a contract with B&B Hotels-KTM for the 2023 season bringing Max Richeze and Ramon Sinkeldam as experienced leadout men. But the Manxman is again in a position of seeking a contract elsewhere in December, as was the case at the end of 2019.

Pierre Rolland was the highest-profile rider on the team, the two-time Tour de  France stage winner having joined in 2019 in the team's second year. reports in the French media have linked Rolland with a return to the TotalEnergies team finishing top 10 at the Tour and Giro d'Italia.

Rolland was shocked to find out he'd been sacked online, "Surprised to learn of my future in the press. I'll keep you informed about what my future will be in good time on social media."