Tour record holder
Cycling icon Cavendish ends his career
Mark Cavendish hesitated for a long time. Now the top sprinter from the Isle of Man is calling it quits. The pedal knight has particularly left his mark on the Tour de France.
World-class sprinter Mark Cavendish is ending his cycling career. “Sunday will be the last race of my professional cycling career,” the 39-year-old Brit announced on Instagram. He will then celebrate his farewell at a smaller race in Singapore.
He said he was very lucky to do what he loved most for almost 20 years and he can now say that he has achieved everything he could on the bike. He has always wanted to make a difference in cycling, “and now I’m ready to see what the next chapter has in store for me,” wrote Cavendish.
There was also a video with a compilation of some of his successes. In addition to the record number of 35 stage victories in the Tour de France, the professional from the Astana team celebrated world championship titles on the track and on the road as well as Olympic silver in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in the Madison.
Cavendish knighted
At the beginning of October, Mark Cavendish was knighted at Windsor Castle by heir to the throne Prince William. The professional from the Isle of Man was honored for his great contributions to cycling and his commitment to charitable causes. Since then he has held the title of Knight Commander of the British Empire and can call himself Sir Mark.
Cavendish finished last in the last Tour de France in July, but achieved his 35th stage win in the process. This makes him the sole record holder. The professional cyclist took part in the Tour of France a total of 15 times.
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