Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, will retire after racing in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.
Mark Cavendish was nicknamed the 'Manx Missile' because of his finishing speed in bunch sprintsBritain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, will retire after racing in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday.broke the Tour de France recordCavendish won the road world title in 2011 and twice won the green jersey - awarded to the rider with the most points - at the Tour.
"Racing career - completed it," Cavendish, who rides for the Astana-Qazaqstan team, wrote on Instagram. Cavendish showed promise as a BMX and mountain bike rider, and was then part of the new era of investment in cycling in Britain as British Cycling dominated track cycling at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
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