British cycling star Mark Cavendish has warned Hong Kong fans not to expect him at his blistering best at the UCI Track World Cup this month - saying if he wins the event he might as well “f*** off” the Olympics as he will have peaked too soon. The sprinter, third on the list of all-time Tour de France stage winners, is targeting an Olympics medal this summer and will compete in the multi-event omnium at Hong Kong Velodrome on January 17. But he admitted securing qualification and impressing GB coaches rather than winning the event was top of his priorities. ““I’m not going to be winning the Hong Kong World Cup: if I win the Hong Kong World Cup I may as well f*** off the Olympics Games,” Cavendish told a press conference in Manchester on Tuesday. If I’m flying now in January, I may as well sit at home for the rest of the year Mark Cavendish “It’s January, you know, and the Olympic Games are in August, the Tour de France is in July. I’ve got a road season now. “If I’m flying now in January, I may as well sit at home for the rest of the year.” But Cavendish reassured Hong Kong fans he would be giving 100 per cent, as he admitted he needs to convince Britain’s coaches that he deserves the GB omnium Olympics place. “If I don’t do anything in Hong Kong you won’t be talking to me about the Olympics,” he added. Cavendish was the only member of Britain’s track team not to win a medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. At London 2012 he finished 29th in the road race. Now 31, Rio is likely his last chance for an Olympic gold. He faces competition from Ed Clancy and Jon Dibben for the omnium place. British track coach Heiko Salzwedel told the Times last month : “Cavendish has to deliver in Hong Kong, full stop. I can’t think of sentiment. “We have a luxury problem. Three world-class omnium riders fighting for one spot. It’s probably easier to win the Olympics than win selection.” Meanwhile, Cavendish is targeting triple success in 2016. He says he wants a Tour de France yellow jersey, and victories at the World Road Championships and in Rio. “I think I’d like to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. It’s the only Grand Tour leader’s jersey I haven’t worn yet, it starts with a sprint again this year,” Cavendish said.“I’d like to compete – I’d like to win – at the Olympic Games. And there’s the World Road Champs at the end of the year as well, so it’s a pretty full-on year. “But I’ve done it before, in 2011, when I won the green jersey and the World Championships, so I think I can do it again, and I’m in a good environment to do it.”