{"id":6677,"date":"2024-11-09T13:23:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T13:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/mark-cavendish-to-retire-after-tour-de-france-criterium-in-singapore-on-sunday\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T13:23:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T13:23:38","slug":"mark-cavendish-to-retire-after-tour-de-france-criterium-in-singapore-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/mark-cavendish-to-retire-after-tour-de-france-criterium-in-singapore-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Cavendish to retire after Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Britain’s Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, will retire after racing in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man, who said in May that this season would be his last, broke the Tour de France record<\/a> for stage wins with his 35th victory in July.<\/p>\n

Cavendish won the road world title in 2011 and twice won the green jersey – awarded to the rider with the most points – at the Tour.<\/p>\n

He has won 165 races since the start of his professional career in 2005, including 17 stages in the Giro d’Italia and three in the Vuelta a Espana, and received a knighthood in October.<\/p>\n

On the track, Cavendish won omnium silver at the 2016 Olympics and was a three-time madison world champion.<\/p>\n

“Racing career – completed it,” Cavendish, who rides for the Astana-Qazaqstan team, wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“Cycling has given me so much and I love the sport. I\u2019ve always wanted to make a difference in it and now I am ready to see what the next chapter has in store for me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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