.....KING OF THE ROAD.........

.....Cometh the hour , cometh the man , and with all the eyes of the world on him Mark Cavendish duly delivered , winning the Blue Ribbon event of the cycling world - the World Championship Road Race , over 260km last weekend in Copenhagen . 

Make no mistake , this was the big one , the one every one wants to win. The Olympics don't mean too much in the world of road racing , as they don't in the worlds of tennis or football . This one is the real deal , the one along with the Tour De France that everyone is measured by . So now Cavendish has the rainbow jersey of the World Champion to add to his green Jersey and 20 stage wins in the Tour........the first Uk road Race champion for 46 years , and everyone rode their heart out for him - Wiggins , Thomas , Stannard , Froome , Hunt , Cummings and David Millar . He didn't let them down ................and credit to David Millar for being team leader on the road - this was most definitely a team effort .

So now the UK really does have a genuine world champion..............he must be favorite for Sports Personality of the Year , now.............................mustn't he ?