Mark Cavendish and Astana Kazakstan team manager Alexander Vinokurov will meet in Paris on Sunday, when the Tour de France concludes in the French capital, to discuss the 2023 Manxman race program.

"I hope we can meet in Paris and discuss things face to face and calmly," Vinokurov told Cycling News, insisting that no decision has been made on the possibility of Cavendish retiring this season and changing his plans to race in 2024.

Cavendish crashed hard on stage 8 of the Tour de France and broke his collarbone.

He announced at the Giro d'Italia that he would retire at the end of the season, but Vinokourov told L'Équipe magazine that he would offer to renew his contract for 2024, leading to speculation that he would continue to retire this season.

Vinokourov confirmed to Cyclingnews that Cavendish will be in Paris on Sunday, when the Tour de France ends on the Champs-Elysees, to discuss the rest of the season.

Vinokurov said that Cavendish's recovery from a compound fracture of the collarbone and subsequent surgery continues and that he has already begun home training.

"We hope he will be back racing by the end of the year. 'Maybe September. He still needs a couple of weeks of rest."

Cavendish is on the British long list to compete in the World Road Championships in Glasgow, but is unlikely to recover in time. It has not yet been determined which races Cavendish will be able to compete in at Astana Kazakstan at the end of the 2023 season.

Vinokourov said, "We will talk about it. But our goal is to have Mark back before the end of the season."

As for Cavendish postponing his retirement to race in 2024 and perhaps compete in the Tour de France one last time, Vinokourov insisted that the subject had not yet come up.

"I hope we can talk about it on Sunday. Whether he wants to go or not, ...... We'll find out eventually," Vinokurov concluded.