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Cav begins Ghent quest

Manx cycling star Mark Cavendish faces his last major challenge in a highly successful debut professional season in Belgium.

He teams up with Olympic Champion Bradley Wiggins for the Ghent Six Day which gets underway today (Tuesday).

The mix of track racing at the velodrome has attracted a world class field as the UCI sanctioned event carries qualifying points towards Olympic berths for Beijing next summer.

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