Dimension Data DS Rolf Aldag has said that while Mark Cavendish will return to his normal life or racing solely on the road in 2017, it will not be a boring season for the Manxman.

“We do have goals that repeat themselves, but that’s the nature of his talent. If he wanted to focus on Liège-Bastogne-Liège next year, I’d raise my eyebrow and say, ‘I know you’re really talented, but that’s going to be a big challenge.'” Aldag told Cycling Weekly.

After setting goals for the Tour, Olympics and Worlds this year, Aldag says for Cavendish to focus on all of that in 2016 and then just the Tour in 2017, it would be bad for his mental state. Therefore, he will set more goals in the future.

“The Tour de France has to be the goal, that’s clear, but if you went from six goals to one goal the next year, that’d be too much,” Aldag said. “The obvious goals for him would be the Tour de France, Milan-San Remo… If Qatar and Abu Dhabi are WorldTour, then that could be a goal for him. He could move far up the WorldTour ranking if he also wins San Remo.”