Cancellara also said he would like to return to the Giro d'Italia with a view to holding the leader's jersey in that race. "I've already worn the yellow jersey at the Tour, the yellow jersey at the Vuelta and I've still got one jersey missing from my palmarès and that's the maglia rosa," he said.

"Normally, if there is a prologue there is a pretty big possibility of this happening. It depends on how they set up the route of the Giro d'Italia. Next year I've heard the race will start in Napoli but I don't know whether there will be a prologue or not. We shall see…"