Legend Cavendish to retire on Sunday

Britain's Mark Cavendish, the astir palmy sprinter successful cycling history, volition discontinue aft racing successful the Tour de France Criterium successful Singapore connected Sunday.

The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man, who said successful May that this play would beryllium his last, broke the Tour de France record for signifier wins with his 35th triumph successful July.

He won the satellite rubric successful 2011 and an omnium metallic medal astatine the 2016 Olympics, and doubly won the greenish jersey - awarded to the rider with the astir points - astatine the Tour.

He has won 165 races since the commencement of his nonrecreational vocation successful 2005, including 17 stages successful the Giro d'Italia and 3 successful the Vuelta a Espana, and received a knighthood successful October.

"I americium fortunate capable to person done what I emotion for astir 20 years and I tin present accidental that I person achieved everything that I tin connected the bike," said Cavendish, who rides for the Astana-Qazaqstan team.

"Cycling has fixed maine truthful overmuch and I emotion the sport. I’ve ever wanted to marque a quality successful it and present I americium acceptable to spot what the adjacent section has successful store for me."

Cavendish was acceptable to discontinue astatine the extremity of the 2023 play but, aft a clang ended his engagement successful the Tour that summer, helium delayed it by a year.

Having jointly held the grounds for Tour signifier wins with the legendary Eddy Merckx since 2021, Cavendish surpassed the Belgian with triumph successful Saint Vulbas successful July.

He finished 3rd successful the Tour de France Saitama Criterium successful Japan past weekend.