Mark Cavendish: “The key point is that I’m more patient”

“A lot of people ask me if going back to the track has made a difference in my results compared to the previous years but not really. I'm exactly the same physically. I've been refreshed by riding on the track again but the key point is that I'm more patient than last year. We've seen it today. Following my instinct, I would have jumped earlier but when I saw Marcel Kittel taking the lead with only four guys two kilometers before the end, I understood it would kill him ultimately. I just had to wait for him to lose some speed. There'll be two more opportunities for a sprint I think, in Bern and Paris. Bern won't be an easy sprint but a sprint. Then I'll try to make it to Paris. I always said I wouldn't go over the edge if I was sick or exhausted. I wouldn't kill myself before the Olympics but I'm well and the team has great morale.”