Mark Cavendish have been confirmed to ride the prestigious Milan-San Remo one-day race this weekend.

There had been doubts over whether the Manx Missile would be able to ride the Spring Classic after suffering a fractured rib when crashing out of the Tirreno Adriatico last week.

However, he has been assessed by Team Dimension Data medical staff and deemed fit enough to ride.

Speaking to his team’s official website, www.africasteam.com, Cav commented: ‘After crashing in Tirreno I’m obviously not in any sort of condition to win Milan-San Remo but having been able to train enough through the pain over the last few days I feel like I can go in support of my team-mates.

‘Milan-San Remo is a race close to my heart and it’s a particular style of race that reminding my body of the rhythm of it this year, will help me to compete for the win in future years.

Cav will be joined on the startline by fellow Manxman Sam Brand riding for Team Novo Nordisk, as well as island residents Ben Swift (UAE Team Emirates) and Ian Stannard (Team Sky).

The 291km race takes place this Saturday.