The British cyclist Mark Cavendish39 years old, achieved this Sunday the final victory of his career in the Criterium Prudential in Singapore, in what was his professional farewell, which he announced the day before.
Cavendish, with number 35, representing the number of stages he won in the Tour de France, a record he holds alone ahead of Eddy Merckx With his win at Saint-Vulbas on July 3, he raised his arms in victory one last time in Singapore.
The runner of the Astana Qazaqstan team He won the sprint, on a 57.5-kilometer route on a circuit in Marina Bay, leading two great specialists in the peloton, Belgians Jasper Philipsen and Arnaud de Lie, while the green jersey of the Tour de France, Eritrean Biniam Girmay was awarded the classification of points.
“I realized in these last five laps that it was the last 15 kilometers of my race. I haven’t raced since the Tour de France so I missed a few things but seeing the incredible job my team did in guiding me I have to give it My all I want this victory with all my might I am proud to win the Tour de France Prudential Criterium as my last professional race.admitted the British at the end of the exam.
Cavendish, who achieved “everything possible on a bicycle”, He retired with a record 166 victories, including 35 in the Tour de France, 17 in the Giro d’Italia, 3 in the Vuelta a España and a World Championship on the road in 2011.
Source: La Verdad
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