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Mark Cavendish set to end professional cycling career after Tour de France Criterium in Singapore in November | Cycling News
Mark Cavendish is set to end his professional cycling career at the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on November 9-10. The 39-year-old has not competed since securing a record 35th stage win at the Tour de France this summer, surpassing Eddy Merckx. Cavendish was initially set to retire in 2023 but postponed that after…
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Sir Mark Cavendish excited to race as Knight Commander after receiving knighthood from Prince of Wales | Cycling News
Sir Mark Cavendish is relishing the prospect of racing as a Knight Commander as he received a knighthood at Windsor Castle. The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man finished this season with a record-breaking 35th career Tour stage win in what he said would “likely” be his last race. However, he has postponed retirement before,…
Read More Mark Cavendish on Tour de France record: There’s always a finish line with everything in life | Cycling News
History-making British cyclist Mark Cavendish told Sky Sports News “there’s always a finish line with everything in life” following his final Tour de France campaign. Cavendish claimed a record-breaking 35th career Tour de France stage win with victory in Saint-Vulbas, moving clear of Eddy Merckx to stand alone in Tour history three years after matching…
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Kings Birthday Honours list 2024: Mark Cavendish awarded knighthood while Graeme Souness and Katherine Sciver-Brunt also honoured
Cyclist Mark Cavendish has been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours. The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man has won a joint-record 34 Tour de France stages and won the world road race title in 2011, the same year he was made an MBE. Cavendish is also a silver medallist in the omnium…
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Mark Cavendish to delay retirement plans and chase Tour de France stage win record | Cycling News
Mark Cavendish broke his collarbone on stage eight of this year’s Tour de France, when seeking a record-breaking 35th stage win; the 38-year-old had intended to retire this winter but his Astana-Qazaqstan team have posted clips of him on social media with the caption, “It’s not over yet” Last Updated: 04/10/23 9:52am Britain’s Mark Cavendish…
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Mark Cavendish: Cyclist reveals his depths of depression in new Netflix documentary
Mark Cavendish has revealed the depths of the despair before his comeback at the 2021 Tour de France Mark Cavendish has revealed the depths of the despair he faced before hiscomeback at the 2021 Tour de France in a new documentary. Cavendish won four stages of the 2021 Tour to match Eddy Merckx on a…
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Mark Cavendish crashes out of final Tour de France on stage eight
breaking news Mark Cavendish is out of his final Tour de France following a crash on stage eight. A day after the Manxman came within a few meters of what would have been a record-breaking 35th career Tour stage victory in Bordeaux, he was forced to abandon the race after hitting the deck with around…
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