Hailing from the Isle of Man in Great Britain, Mark Cavendish is easily one of the most accomplished British road cyclists of all time. He has been racing at the top tier of road cycling since joining T-Mobile in 2006 and in the 17 years since, he’s taken wins at some of the biggest races on the planet, including one of cycling’s five monuments, Milan San Remo, in 2009; the road World Championships in 2011; and stages at all three Grand Tours, the Giro d’Italia, the Vuelta a España, and the Tour de France.
The latter marks the battlefield for what is unquestionably his biggest achievement, though; equalling Eddy Merckx’s record for the most stages won at the world’s biggest race. With 35 to his name – a record he matched in 2021 – Cavendish is just one win away from going out in front alone and making the record his own.
Throughout his time at WorldTour level, Cavendish has rarely settled, spending time at more teams than most. Starting at T-Mobile, he stayed there until 2012 when he joined Team Sky (known today as Ineos Grenadiers). He was there for just one year before moving to Omega Pharma-QuickStep (known today as Soudal-QuickStep). Three years there preceded four at Team Dimension Data (a team that has since folded), during which the Briton was diagnosed with Epstein Barr and was all but written off by critics, with a vocal few calling for his retirement.
After those four years, Cavendish moved to Bahrain-McLaren (known today as Bahrain Victorious) for a year, before a return to the QuickStep outfit known at the time as Deceuninck-QuickStep. To his credit, Cavendish proved his naysayers wrong and returned to winning ways in emphatic style in 2021 with four stages at the Tour.
With a career spanning such a period of time and having spent time at so many different teams, Cavendish has a lot of experience with various bikes, and he’s rarely shied away from expressing his opinions about his equipment. To name just a few, he’s ridden aboard bikes from Cervelo, Specialized, Pinarello, BMC and Merida, but for 2023, he’s onto another.
With his contract running out at QuickStep, Cavendish has endured an uncertain winter, with endless rumours linking him to pretty much any team with a free spot. After what seemed like forever, a deal with former T-Mobile teammate Alexandr Vinokourov was struck, bringing the Briton to Astana Qazaqstan.
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