Mark Cavendish's time with the QuickStep team has been a rollercoaster ride (Pic: Sirotti)

Mark Cavendish picked up the red jersey at the 2013 Giro d'Italia thanks to five stage wins (pic: Sirotti)

Cavendish claimed the British champion's jersey in 2013 after victory in Glasgow (Pic: Vaughn Ridley/SWPix.com)

Cavendish finished third on stage ten of the Tour de France and was sprayed with urine the following day after some 'fans' believed the Manx Missile to have caused Tom Veelers' crash (Pic: Sirotti)

Cavendish's stage 13 victory in 2013 showed him at his very best, as he beat the crosswinds to claim victory (Pic: Sirotti)

Marcel Kittel and Mark Cavendish are just two riders set for new teams in 2016 (Pic: Bruno Bade/ASO)

Cavendish nurses his shoulder after crashing in Harrogate - the Manxman wants to finally pull on the yellow jersey at this year's Tour (Pic: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)

Mark Cavendish celebrates with the blue jersey and Circle of Stars trophy at the Dubai Tour (Pic: Claudio Peri/ANSA)

Elia Viviani beat Mark Cavendish by the narrowest of margins on the Wrexham finale of stage one of the 2015 Tour of Britain. Cavendish later crashed out of the race (Pic: The Tour)