This time, his decision is made! After several weeks of maintaining uncertainty regarding the rest of his career as a professional runner – and even if the doubt did not really exist – Mark Cavendish has finally officially confirmed his retirement at the end of this 2024 season through a message published on his account Instagramthus putting an end to any speculation about a possible return in 2025. More appeared since its Tour de France victorious which saw him become the sole holder of the success record on the Large Loop (35), the Briton will therefore bow out this Sunday, November 10, at the age of 39 and after 18 seasons among the pros, during the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criteriumwhere we imagine that a great tribute will be paid to him. A page in the history and legend of Cycling is definitely turning…
Video – Mark Cavendish moved after his 35th victory in the 2024 TDF
“Thank you everyone…now I'm ready to see what the next chapter has in store for me”
Car Sir Mark Cavendishthe one we nickname the “Cav” or the Isle of Man missile, weighs a total of 165 victories throughout his rich career, which began with fanfare at HTC-Columbia before joining Omega Pharma-Quickstep, Dimension Data and finally Astana Kazakhstan. If we especially remember from this last year this famous record of 35 victories on the Tour de Francesurpassing that previously held by legend Eddy Merckxthe sprinter with a strong character has not less than 55 successes on the Grand Tours (17 on the Giro, 3 on the La Vuelta), a world champion title, a Milan-SanRemoand many other prestigious races on the world calendar.
“Sunday will be the last race of my professional cycling career. I'm lucky to have done what I love for almost 20 years and I can now say I've achieved everything I can on the bike. Cycling has given me so much and I love the sport, I have always wanted to make a difference and now I am ready to see what the next chapter has in store for me. Mthank you everyone for all the support, always !”, he wrote as a farewell message on his social networks.
