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INSANE: Cav person | Vintage Vibes

Mark Cavendish

Cycling Weekly · Sep 21

Discovering the island roads that launched a legend into the sport

The Isle of Man doesn't have the sunshine, glitz or altitude of Girona, Monaco and Andorra, but it punches well above it's weight when it comes to churning out pros

Cycling Weekly · Nov 11, 2025

‘I’m the total opposite to Cav and Brad’: Geraint Thomas on how a normal bloke won the Tour de France

The two-time Olympic gold medallist tells Donald McRae about the grit and sacrifice needed to succeed for two decades in elite cycling

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

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Quel triomphe! Tour de France celebrates 50 years of finishes on Champs-Élysées

From LeMond’s astonishing comeback to Cavendish’s four victories, the final dash up the great avenue is now part of race folklore

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

Matthew Brennan: The young British talent making waves in elite cycling

Exclusive interview: The 19-year-old has been a revelation in his first WorldTour season with seven wins from just 23 race days, and has his sights set on ever-greater heights

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

'Cycling's a business – you're employed to do a job': Adam Blythe on his favourite racing memories, life as a broadcaster, and his custom gold bike

Former British national champion takes on Cycling Weekly's Q&A

Cycling Weekly · Feb 14, 2025

Tweets of the week: Mark Cavendish's special message, Demi Vollering learns French, and a reindeer enters the wind tunnel

The Manx missile has a secret admirer, and you'll never guess who it is

Cycling Weekly · Dec 21, 2024

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Sir Mark Cavendish announces retirement from cycling after Singapore Criterium

39-year-old to end remarkable career one month after receiving knighthood

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2024

Sir Mark Cavendish calls time on ‘completed’ cycling career ahead of final race

The Manxman will retire as a three-time world champion, Olympic silver medallist and winner of a record 35 Tour de France stages.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2024

Mark Cavendish’s greatest wins, ranked from World Championships to Tour de France

Choosing the best from 165 UCI wins, including 35 Tour de France stages, was never going to be an easy job. So Tom Thewlis called up a panel of experts to help select Mark Cavendish’s greatest hits

Cycling Weekly · Sep 12, 2024

Mark Cavendish survives the Alps to ensure his final Tour de France will end in Nice

Manxman makes time cut by 6:49 on stage 20 after being fêted at the start

Cycling News · Jul 20, 2024

'I'm so tired': Emotional Mark Cavendish thanks teammates after surviving Tour de France time cut

The Briton is just two days away from finishing the Tour de France for an eighth time

Cycling Weekly · Jul 19, 2024

The Art of the Sprint - Mark Cavendish’s Nike X Damien Hirst shoes are the most unusual, and expensive, cycling collaboration of 2024

UK’s richest living artist designed Cav’s final pair of custom shoes

Cycling News · Jul 18, 2024

End of an era: Witnessing Mark Cavendish's last ever Tour de France sprint

The Astana Qazaqstan rider finished 17th in Nîmes in what is almost definitely his last ever sprint at the Tour. Cycling Weekly was there to see it

Cycling Weekly · Jul 16, 2024

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Cycling Weekly · Jul 12, 2024

'He’s done it so many times now and he’s still doing it': Is Jasper Philipsen sprinting dangerously?

Alpecin-Deceuninck rider took his second win of the race's middle week

Cycling Weekly · Jul 11, 2024

Mark Cavendish 'upset and angry' after being relegated for 'deviation' on Tour de France stage 12

The Astana-Qazaqstan rider originally finished fifth, before being relegated

Cycling News · Jul 11, 2024

Mark Cavendish, Arnaud Démare relegated for irregular sprinting on stage 12 at the Tour de France

'Cavendish is really upset and angry about the decision because he believes it was unfair' Astana DS Mark Renshaw reacts as record-breaking sprinter is relegated from top five to the back of the bunch

Cycling News · Jul 9, 2024

Mark Cavendish shut out of 36th Tour de France win on stage 10 as lead-out misfires

Astana Qazaqstan support veteran Mørkøv says level is so high, sprints are 'a mess'

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Cycling News · Jul 8, 2024

Michael Mørkøv to retire at the end of 2024 season

Lead-out expert and track star to end career after helping Cavendish to record 35th Tour stage win

Cycling News · Jul 5, 2024

As it happened: GC favourites battle out win in first Tour de France time trial

A 25.3km race against the clock from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin is set to shuffle the GC standings

Cycling Weekly · Jul 4, 2024

6 bikes that shaped Mark Cavendish's career

From this 2008 Giant TCR to the Wilier Filante which saw Cav claim the Tour wins record, here's a look at the Manx Missile's bikes through the ages

Cycling News · Jul 3, 2024

Tadej Pogačar averts disaster to race another day in the Tour de France yellow jersey

'Don't beat it' Cavendish told Slovenian after race about the 35th stage win mark just set, the race leader joking 'I will let him have it'

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024

‘The best sprinter of all time’: cycling hails Mark Cavendish’s feat

Major figures in cycling hailed Mark Cavendish after he set a new record for Tour de France stage victories

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024

Stubborn, brave, brilliant: Cavendish defies age again to rewrite history

To win a Tour stage at 39 is a stunning feat of endurance in a sport where many careers last less than two years

Cycling Weekly · Jul 3, 2024

'I stopped at 300m to go and looked up at the TV': How Mark Cavendish's teammates and family witnessed Tour de France history

The long-awaited, much-hyped moment finally arrived at the Tour de France

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