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Mark Cavendish: The moments that shaped a record-breaking career

Antwerp BELGIUM British Mark Cavendish of TMobile Team C sprints next to Australian Robbie Mc Ewen R of PredictorLotto team to the finish of the in the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen semiclassic in Schoten 18 April 2007 Cavendish succeeded Belgiums former world champion Tom Boonen as the Scheldeprijs champion on the day the race celebrated its 100th birthday AFP PHOTOERIC LALMAND Photo credit should read ERIC LALMANDAFP via Getty Images

The curtain finally came down on Mark Cavendish’s record-breaking and era-defining career earlier this month at the Tour de France Singapore Criterium. 

Whether Cavendish was the strongest rider on the day or his fellow professionals taking to the start in Asia opted to hand him the win at the event as a mark of respect is beside the point. It allowed us to appreciate the Manxman’s infectious grin, so often seen as he triumphantly raised his arms throughout his career, one last time.

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