Cyclist Mark Cavendish tells court home intruders held knife to his face

Masked men broke into Olympian’s house and stole two expensive watches, trial hears

The Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish described in court how a knife was held to his face before masked intruders took two high-value watches belonging to him and his wife from their home.

The masked men broke in as Cavendish was asleep upstairs with his wife, Peta, on 27 November 2021, Chelmsford crown court heard.