Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory at Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne on Sunday after a dominant Team Sky performance in the one-day road race in Belgium.

"I was ill all day and kept vomiting but I was always kept at the front by the whole team. Then when the split went on the Oude-Kwaremont it was perfect as we had three in the front while the other guys stayed with me and we didn’t have to do any chasing.

"With 50km left I still didn’t feel marvellous but just kept going and was being kept out of trouble all the time. They controlled it at the end to deliver me and with 250 metres to go I kicked and that was it."