Mark Cavendish

Two men have been jailed for a knifepoint robbery at the home of the Olympic and Tour de France cyclist, in which his family were threatened.

Two men have been jailed for at least 12 years over the knife-point raid on cyclist Mark Cavendish, his wife Peta Cavendish and their family.

The cyclist and his wife were robbed of luxury items including two watches worth £700,000, a court heard.