The Manxman is looking to Erik Zabel to help him become the first Briton to win the green jersey at the Tour

By Richard Williams

Deep in conversation, the two men rolling along at the head of a group of two dozen cyclists on the windswept coastal roads of Mallorca yesterday were planning what they hope will become one of the outstanding sporting achievements of this coming summer. Mark Cavendish, in the familiar white, yellow and black kit of his HTC-Columbia team, was talking to Erik Zabel, a taller figure dressed all in black, about the details of his campaign to become the first British rider to finish the Tour de France wearing the points leader's green jersey.

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