3 days Ago By The Telegraph
Mark Cavendish will cycle in his last race on Sunday, as the Manxman confirmed his retirement via social media. The 39-year-old as the record holder for all-time Tour de France stage wins, having taken 35 individual victories in his time. He also has 17 stage wins at the Giro d’Italia and three at the Vuelta a Espana to his name.
His final race will be the at Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium. confirmed his impending retirement on Instagram this morning, saying: “Sunday will be the final race of my professional cycling career. I am lucky enough to have done what I love for almost 20 years and I can now say that I have achieved everything that I can on the bike.
Cycling has given me so much and I love the sport, I’ve always wanted to make a difference in it and now I am ready to see .” Cavendish raced in his last Tour de France in the summer, saw him overtake Belgian great Eddy Merckx, who was on 34 Tour stage wins, to become the outright leader in Tour history. Cavendish claimed his first stage win as a 23-year-old in 2008.
In June , saying at the time: “I can only say that I’m truly humbled to be honoured by His Majesty The King. “It’s always been the biggest privilege to represent my country, and seeing cycling as the sport, pastime and mode of transport I’ve given my life to grow in Great Britain during the span of my career, has given me joy and pride beyond words. I’m truly thankful to everybody that has lived this journey with me.
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