The British cyclist Mark Cavendish39 years old, this Sunday achieved the last victory of his career in Singapore Prudential Criteria, in what was his professional farewell, which he announced the day before.
Cavendish, with the number 35, representing the number of stages he won in Tour de Francea record he holds alone at the front Eddy Merckx With his win at Saint-Vulbas on July 3, he raised his arms in victory one last time in Singapore.
The Astana Qazaqstan team rider won the sprint, on the 57.5 kilometer route on a circuit in Marina Bay, ahead of two great specialists in the peloton, the Belgians Jasper Philipsen and Arnaud de Lie, while the green jersey of the Tour de France, Eritrean Biniam Girmay won the points classification.
“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,” the Briton admitted at the end of the race.
Cavendish, who had achieved “everything possible on the bike”, retired with a record that includes 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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