Mark Cavendish discusses his proudest moments in cycling after breaking record at Tour de France

Record Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish discusses the proudest moments of his career after breaking the record at his final Tour this year, with his 35th stage win.

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[RomanoLemm]

The fact that he mentions Brad leading him out in the last kilometer on the Champs Élysées as being his fondest or proudest memory just shows what a great sportsman, and above all friend, he truly is. I'm sure he has similar feelings towards G who, while being on a different team, lead him out in the final k of his last Giro stage.

[AAKhanivore]

Such an incredibly likeable person. Wish him the very best for the future.

[saddlebum]

UK does not praise MC enough because the Media does not understand the sport.

[aliverbirduponmychest]

Watching Mark in the final km of a sprint stage, watching those split second decisions he makes positioning himself onto the right wheel at the right time is something to behold and it is that something that set Mark so far above the worlds elite sprinters and made him so utterly unbeatable for so long. There have been many, many pretenders to the crown over his 15 TDF's. So many elite sprinters have come and gone shining for a year or two at their peak while Mark has done it in 15 TDF over two decades and that Mark's him out as the GOAT. That sustained elite consistency goes under the radar. Mark you are absolutely the GOAT as the worlds elite of the elite world class sprinters, just an incredible career and achievement

[sfdf]

I became a fan of bike racing and especially the Tour because of Mark Cavendish. I will miss him tremendously. Was devastated for him last year and was so happy for him to achieve his goal this year!

[rickjones]

gratefulness. An important character trait to describe Mark Cavendish...Chapeau, Sir

[A-Tango]

They don't even show his incredible win at Milan San Remo in 2009 on his list of career It's a monument!

[justinlewis]

I think this interview is the most motivational speech I have ever heard. What a guy.

[CliftonDon]

35 TDF Stage victories! Sir Mark Cavendish. 💚 I saw his first and last stage win. It was special witnessing this milestone in cycling history being made.

[alexdewar]

The way he scythes through the bunch like a heat seeking missile is something that is a joy to watch.

[swapanbanerji]

What a guy, what a comeback. A Legend!

[gohumberto]

He casually says that it's hard to get over the Mountains, to get to the final sprint.
Unless you've slogged up the Mountains (like Alpe d;Huez, Tourmalet ..etc) you can never appreciate, just watching on TV, just how brutal they are.
Yes, there are steep hills in the UK, but nothing that goes on as long as the HC climbs in the Tour. I can't say there was any sprint left in my legs after climbing some of them (and I was going significantly slower than Cav I can tell you).

What a legend.

[alanchoo-kang]

Fairly banal questions, but interesting thoughts and answers from Mark. He's pretty humble. He knows he has achieved such a lot but is much more keen to highlight his team-mates, supporters and those who have sacrificed or worked hard to help him. Interesting also he chose to highlight Andy Murray's well known position of championing women's sport. Mark has been about on several similar interviews to non-specialist outlets quite soon after the Tour, and I feel he is not someone who is going to disappear into the background upon retirement.

[charlesmartineau]

Amazing interview! Bravo Mark! but why so much background noise?

[Tono]

No “arguably” about it. Sir Cav is the GOAT

[recuperacion]

Amazing that one last stage considering the competition.

[martinwild]

Mark Cavendish has done better than the England football team give the key to the world.

[flashgord]

Yr the best cav having goals is key or a carrot in life godbless

[thesoultwins]

Back in the 50's, 60's [and even the '70's] many ex-pros and other 'aficionados' of pro cycling used to say that every Tour de France takes 10 years off your life. Hard to believe? The average life expectancy of a TDF rider back then was 56.
Legendary cycling journalist Phil Liggett always refers to pro cyclists as 'Gods on bikes' and it isn't hyperbole or over dramatic to say that. These guys are unbelievable. They ride in all weathers [from searing heat of over 40C to sleeting rain and Icelandic cold].
They race up the highest and hardest mountains in Europe at 'full gas' [flat out] and descend at over 100kphs. They absolutely batter along on the 'flat' stages at speeds of 55 to 65kph - and sprint at over 70kph. They train/race between 30 and 50, 000 kilometres a year on little more than a bowl of rice each day and burn over 10, 000 calories during each stage.
They often crash and suffer horrendous 'road rash', broken bones or more tragically, death. And although top guys [like Cavendish] get paid reasonably well - the 'domestiques' [workers that support the top riders] earn a virtual pittance. But even the top riders get paid peanuts compared to the average professional footballer.
In most 'grand tours' like the TDF they will probably ride for between 4 and 7 hours each day - for a total of 21 days. They don't get to stop every few minutes to take a rest or roll around as if they were shot like pro footballers do at the slightest touch. [numerous cyclists have continued riding with broken bones and other serious injuries.
The great British cyclist Tom Simpson rode himself to death on the 13th stage of the 1967 TDF on the brutal climb up Mont Ventoux. Yet he famously pleaded with his helpers to 'Put me back on my bike' after collapsing several times with exhaustion. So why do they do it? Why do they 'suffer' so much for relatively so little?
Because they love riding their bikes. And as Mark Cavendish states in this interview, it's all about 'suffering' - and those in the know always say that a ''campionissimo" [a champion of champions] is a rider who can suffer the most. Chapeau Mark.

[AJ-Jam]

The greatest sprint cyclist of all time - legend!