Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist, producing a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium
Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist. The 39-year-old produced a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium.Speaking to Eurosport through tears, he said: “I realised in the last five laps it was the last 15 kilometres of my career. I passed the flamme rouge for the last time in my career and I felt that.
- Cavendish matched Eddy Merckx's previous record of 34 wins, which had stood since 1975, on stage 13 of the 2021 Tour and then moved out on his own by winning stage five this year. - Cavendish won five stages in both 2010 and 2011, four in 2008, 2016 and 2021, three in 2012, two in 2013 and one in 2015. He finished as the green jersey winner in both 2011 and 2021.- Only four further riders have 20 or more stage wins - Bernard Hinault , Andre Leducq , Andre Darrigade and Nicolas Frantz .- Cavendish has won stages at all three grand tours, with 17 at the Giro d'Italia and three at the Vuelta a Espana.
His success extended to the track, where he won an Olympic silver medal in the omnium in Rio in 2016, while he was a three-time world champion in the Madison and a Commonwealth champion for the Isle of Man in the scratch race. What retirement holds remains to be seen, although it seems Cavendish is not planning to stay away from cycling for long.
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