Mark Cavendish is still bitter about his disappointing performance at the Beijing Olympics, and he blames the British cycling team.

In an interview in the Observer yesterday, he said Team GB concentrated almost exclusively on long distance races and not on the sprints he prefers.

Despite being hotly tipped to win the Madison with his partner Bradley Wiggins, Cav finished in ninth place and was the only member of the cycling team to come home empty-handed.

In the article, he claims he was ignored during training.

In a strongly worded interview, Cavendish says he still feels massively let down by British Cycling and is still bitter, claiming the team simply didn’t care about the Madison event he was competing in.

He says the greatest mistake of his career was dropping out of the Tour de France to prepare for the Olympic Games after winning four stages.

He says: "I made a commitment to the track team, and they didn’t give anything back".

Cavendish says he is now turning his back on track events, claiming they are just a hindrance to his road-racing career.

(Picture: Mark Cavendish following one of his stage wins in this year's Tour de France).