An "immensely proud" Mark Cavendish paid tribute to his HTC-Highroad team Friday a day after it was announced it would fold at the end of 2011 having failed to find a new backer.
Cavendish, who took his stage win tally on the Tour de France to a remarkable 20 last month, was already heading for fresh pastures with speculation suggesting he will sign for British outfit Team Sky or nascent Australian team GreenEdge.
However the Isle of Man sprinter was quick to thank the team and its management for their support in a five-year rollercoaster which has made him one of the sport's biggest and most bankable stars.
"I am obviously very disappointed that HTC-Highroad will no longer be a team at the end of this season," Cavendish said on his personal website, www.markcavendish.co.uk.
"I am hugely indebted and incredibly grateful to my team-mates and all the staff for their support over the last five years and I am immensely proud of what we have achieved together."
Cavendish, a former winner of Milan-SanRemo who also secured the Tour de France green jersey in July, ha
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