3 months, 1 week ago

How record-breaking Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to fierce rivals and loyal teammates

A version of this piece was first published on 3 July 2023 -- Mark Cavendish once gave me the look. “I don’t think you could have two Mark Cavendishs in a team and that would work,” Renshaw says gravely, as if genuinely disturbed by the image he has created. It was evident that Renshaw could have been a winner in his own right, and “the world’s best lead-out man” was soon recognised, not least by Cavendish who would eulogise about his friend. “He always made it difficult to anticipate his next move.” open image in gallery Cavendish celebrates beating Kittel, in blue, in 2016’s opening stage Off the bike their relationship could be “uncomfortable”, Kittel says, but it was also full of respect. I have a different perspective on cycling: I enjoyed it, and I still enjoy it, but I didn’t have ambitions to write history.” *** He always searches for something deeper than just winning the races Michael Morkov The autumn of Cavendish’s career has been full of adversity: the brutal crash in Vittel that put him out of the 2017 Tour with a broken shoulder, for which Peter Sagan was disqualified; struggles with mental health; repeated bouts of the Epstein-Barr virus which left him barely able to ride.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish reveals the key to historic Tour de France stage win

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sir Mark Cavendish’s glorious farewell immortalises him in cycling’s history

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

A look at Sir Mark Cavendish’s achievements after ending record-breaking career

The Independent

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cycling great Cavendish wins final race in Singapore

The Hindu

Mark Cavendish sprinted to one last victory on Sunday as he took the Singapore Criterium in a signature surge to the line. I passed the flamme rouge for the last time in my career.” Coming out of the last bend, Cavendish, who holds the record for most stage wins in the Tour de France, briefly latched onto the wheel of …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cycling legend Mark Cavendish announces retirement

The Hindu

Mark Cavendish will compete in his final professional race at the two-day Tour de France Criterium in Singapore, the British cyclist said on Saturday, bringing down the curtain on his glittering career. Cavendish, the world’s most decorated sprinter, announced his retirement last year before reversing that decision and breaking the all-time record for most stage wins at the Tour de …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish confirms retirement ahead of final race on Sunday

The Telegraph

Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will bring the curtain down on his glittering career in Singapore on Sunday. There was some doubt over when his final race would be, with Cavendish offering a cryptic response when asked on stage about his plans at last week’s 2025 Tour de France route unveiling. I saw things a bit differently.” Asked whether he …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Mark Cavendish hints he could U-turn on retirement to race 2025 Tour de France

The Independent

8 months ago

Mark Cavendish on sacrifice, the winning moment and his final Tour de France: ‘I feel complete’

The Independent

For the past few months, every aspect of Mark Cavendish’s life had been transfixed on the Tour de France. I dreamed of riding the Tour de France as a kid and I’ve got to do it Mark Cavendish “There were definitely some hard points, days when we were alone in the mountains as a unit trying to get through,” he …

8 months ago

Mark Cavendish reveals retirement plans after final Tour de France: ‘Likely so, yeah’

The Independent

8 months, 1 week ago

Peta Cavendish missed the moment husband Mark broke Tour de France record

The Independent

8 months, 3 weeks ago

How Mark Cavendish out-thought his rivals to win a record 35th Tour de France stage

The Independent

8 months, 3 weeks ago

How record-breaking Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to fierce rivals and loyal teammates

The Independent

Mark Cavendish once gave me the look. “I don’t think you could have two Mark Cavendishs in a team and that would work,” Renshaw says gravely, as if genuinely disturbed by the image he has created. It was evident that Renshaw could have been a winner in his own right, and “the world’s best lead-out man” was soon recognised, not …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish breaks Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with 35th victory

Hindustan Times

Mark Cavendish wrote a new chapter of Tour de France history in what is expected to be his last appearance at cycling's biggest race. The veteran Isle of Man sprinter broke Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory on Wednesday. Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish celebrates as crosses the finish line to …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish makes history with record-breaking stage win at Tour de France

The Independent

8 months, 3 weeks ago

A record that will take some beating – Mark Cavendish’s road to history

The Independent

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cavendish breaks Merckx’s record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory

Associated Press

SAINT-VULBAS, France — Mark Cavendish wrote a new chapter of Tour de France history in what is expected to be his last appearance at cycling’s biggest race. The veteran Isle of Man sprinter broke Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory on Wednesday. Astana put a big gamble on this year …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish is the greatest sprinter ever – here is why

The Telegraph

It is 17 years since a rosy-cheeked 22-year-old Mark Cavendish was first seen at the Tour de France, barrelling around London in the opening-day prologue. On that occasion Cavendish was a T-Mobile team-mate of Axel Merckx; on Wednesday he pulled one stage win clear of another Merckx – Axel’s father Eddy – to become the Tour’s outright all-time record stage …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

The extraordinary highs and lows of Mark Cavendish – by those who know him best

The Telegraph

Mark Cavendish is now out on his own in the all-time Tour de France stage winners’ list after claiming his 35th win in cycling’s greatest race to move clear of Belgian great Eddy Merckx. Cavendish came back to win four Tour stages in 2021, drawing level with Merckx, only to be controversially dropped by his Deceuninck-QuickStep team the following summer. …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish takes historic 35th Tour de France stage victory

The Telegraph

The win was all the more remarkable for the fact that Cavendish suffered so badly in the first few days of the race, vomiting on stage 1 in the searing heat of Tuscany, and then grinding his way through an equally hot second stage to Bologna featuring six more categorised climbs. Tuesday’s stage saw the peloton crest the Galibier, the …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish struggles in heat on brutal first stage of Tour de France

The Independent

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Cavendish vomits on the road as he struggles on stage one of Tour de France

The Independent

8 months, 3 weeks ago

I have nothing to lose: Mark Cavendish ready for one more shot at TdF history

The Independent

9 months ago

Geraint Thomas makes Mark Cavendish prediction ahead of Tour de France record bid

The Independent

9 months ago

Mark Cavendish set for Tour de France record bid after delaying retirement

The Independent

1 year, 1 month ago

Mark Cavendish makes first visit to Colombia on unusual route to Tour de France success

The Independent

1 year, 5 months ago

Mark Cavendish delays retirement to chase outright record for Tour de France stage wins

The Hindu

Ace sprinter Mark Cavendish wants another go at becoming the outright record-holder for most career stage wins at the Tour de France. Cavendish equaled cycling great Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins during the 2021 Tour, 13 years after his first success, and came close to winning a 35th in the seventh stage of the 2023 edition. Known as …

1 year, 5 months ago

Ace sprinter Mark Cavendish delays retirement to chase outright record for Tour de France stage wins

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Veteran sprinter Mark Cavendish wants another go at becoming the outright record-holder for most career stage wins at the Tour de France. Cavendish equaled cycling great Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins during the 2021 Tour, 13 years after his first success, and came close to winning a 35th in the seventh stage of the 2023 edition. …

1 year, 8 months ago

Cavendish offered another Tour chance by Astana-Qazaqstan despite planned retirement

The Hindu

Astana-Qazaqstan has offered Mark Cavendish a contract extension to ride on the Tour de France next year despite the Briton’s planned retirement at the end of this season, the team’s general manager Alexander Vinokourov said. The 38-year-old Cavendish’s hopes of breaking the record for stage wins on the Tour ended cruelly on Saturday when he crashed out of this year’s …

1 year, 8 months ago

Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France record attempt ends with stage eight crash

The Independent

1 year, 8 months ago

Mads Pedersen claims Tour de France stage eight win after Mark Cavendish crashes out

The Independent

1 year, 8 months ago

Pedersen wins Tour de France mass sprint after Cavendish crashes; Vingegaard keeps yellow jersey

Associated Press

LIMOGES, France — With Mark Cavendish out of the picture, former world champion Mads Pedersen claimed a second career stage win at the Tour de France on Saturday with a big burst of power to win a mass sprint. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard kept the yellow jersey after the 201-kilometer eighth stage from Libourne to Limoges in central France. The …

1 year, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2023: Pedersen wins stage eight, Vingegaard retains overall lead

The Hindu

Denmark’s Mads Pedersen won the eighth stage of the Tour de France, a 200-km ride from Libourne on Saturday. However, Mark Cavendish’s hopes of breaking the record for stage wins at the Tour de France ended in cruel fashion when the Briton crashed out of this year’s race, which he has long said will be his last. Cavendish’s withdrawal comes …

1 year, 8 months ago

Cavendish’s Tour record hopes brought to an end as Briton crashes out

The Hindu

Mark Cavendish’s hopes of breaking the record for stage wins at the Tour de France ended in cruel fashion on Saturday when the Briton crashed out of this year’s race, which he has long said will be his last. The Astana-Qazaqstan rider was looking to become the only man with 35 stage wins on the world’s greatest cycling race to …

1 year, 8 months ago

Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France in last attempt at outright record

Associated Press

Mark Cavendish will have to share the record for most career stage wins at the Tour de France. Cavendish equaled Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins during the 2021 Tour, 13 years after his first success, but was not selected last year. “It’s so sad for a legend to finish the Tour like this,” said former world champion Mads …

1 year, 8 months ago

Jasper Philipsen pips Mark Cavendish to claim third stage win of Tour de France

The Independent

1 year, 8 months ago

Mark Cavendish ‘bitterly disappointed’ after Tour record snatched away on line

The Independent

1 year, 8 months ago

Tour de France highlights: Mark Cavendish falls short as Jasper Philipsen wins again

The Independent

1 year, 8 months ago

Mark Cavendish will not allow emotions to get better of him in final Tour de France

The Independent

1 year, 10 months ago

Mark Cavendish doesn’t need to break Tour de France record – but it would underscore a legacy

The Independent

1 year, 10 months ago

Cycling star Mark Cavendish to retire at end of season

Firstpost

Mark Cavendish said on Monday he will retire at the end of the season, bringing the curtain down on the career of one of cycling’s all-time great sprinters. “I love the sport more than you can even imagine and I can’t see myself going too far from it, that’s for sure.” Over a storied career Cavendish’s deep racing knowledge, a …

1 year, 10 months ago

Cavendish to retire at end of 2023

The Hindu

The world’s most decorated sprinter Mark Cavendish announced on Monday that he will end his 17-year career as a professional cyclist after the season. During his illustrious career, Britain’s Cavendish has racked up 161 victories, including 34 at the Tour de France to equal the record of Belgian great Eddy Merckx. “I’ve absolutely loved racing every kilometre of this race …

2 years ago

Mark Cavendish sets sights on multiple stage wins at the Tour de France

The Independent

2 years, 2 months ago

Record-chasing Cavendish extends career by joining Astana

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Veteran sprinter Mark Cavendish might still get a chance to claim the outright record for stage wins at the Tour de France. “As always, the objective will be for us to stand on the top podium.” Cavendish equaled Merckx’s record at the 2021 Tour de France, 13 years after his first stage win. Cavendish — who has never …

3 years, 3 months ago

Cavendish extends deal with Belgian cycling team for 1 year

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — British cyclist Mark Cavendish extended his contract Tuesday with Deceuninck–Quick-Step, the Belgian team that has been crucial in reviving his career. The 36-year-old Cavendish equaled Eddy Merckx’s all-time record of 34 Tour de France stage wins in July. “I am really looking forward to making some more special memories together over the next 12 months.” Cavendish, after a …

3 years, 7 months ago

Veterans Mark Cavendish, Chris Froome to compete in star-studded Tour of Germany

Firstpost

Deceuninck Quick-Step rider Cavendish, 36, rolled back the years to win four stages on this year’s Tour de France to take the green points jersey. Legendary sprinter Mark Cavendish and four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome are set to be included in a star-studded field for this month’s Tour of Germany. Froome, 36, who rides for Israel Start-Up Nation, …

3 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Tadej Pogacar wins as Mark Cavendish just misses out on stage record

The Independent

3 years, 8 months ago

Cavendish equals Merckx’s record of 34 Tour stage wins

Associated Press

CARCASSONNE, France — Thirteen years after his maiden stage win at the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish added yet another mass sprint to his tally and equaled Eddy Merckx’s all-time record of 34 stage wins on Friday. Taking part in cycling’s biggest race for the first time since 2018, the 36-year-old former world champion posted his fourth stage win in …

3 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Record-equalling stage win feels ‘like my first’, says Mark Cavendish

The Independent

3 years, 8 months ago

What does Mark Cavendish’s joint-stage wins record at the Tour de France mean?

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