Sir Mark Cavendish wrapped up his record-breaking profession in becoming model by successful Sunday’s Singapore Criterium.
Here, the PA information company appears on the Manx Missile’s achievements.
Tour de France
Cavendish’s biking legacy was solid mainly on the Tour de France, the place he received a document 35 levels.
– Cavendish matched Eddy Merckx’s earlier document of 34 wins, which had stood since 1975, on stage 13 of the 2021 Tour after which moved out on his personal by successful stage 5 this 12 months.
– His greatest 12 months got here in 2009 with six stage wins – two in need of the document of eight shared by Merckx, in each 1970 and 1974, Charles Pelissier (1930) and Freddy Maertens (1976).
– Cavendish received 5 levels in each 2010 and 2011, 4 in 2008, 2016 and 2021, three in 2012, two in 2013 and one in 2015. He completed because the inexperienced jersey winner in each 2011 and 2021.
– Cavendish rode in 15 Tours and 231 levels, a strike charge of 1 win each 6.6 levels.
– Only 4 additional riders have 20 or extra stage wins – Bernard Hinault (28), Andre Leducq (25), Andre Darrigade (22) and Nicolas Frantz (20).
Other achievements
– Cavendish has received levels in any respect three grand excursions, with 17 on the Giro d’Italia and three on the Vuelta a Espana. He received the inexperienced jersey for topping the factors classification in Spain in 2010 and the mauve equal – the maglia ciclamino – in Italy in 2013.
– He received the 2011 World Road Race Championship and took silver in 2016.
– Milan-San Remo in 2009, one in every of biking’s 5 “Monument” races, figures amongst Cavendish’s 12 wins in one-day races and classics.
– On the monitor, Cavendish received Olympic silver within the omnium at Rio 2016 and Commonwealth gold for the Isle of Man within the 2006 scratch race in Melbourne.
– He is a three-time world Madison champion, in 2005, 2008 and 2016.
