Mark Cavendish will speak this Monday during the Giro’s rest day, and reveal more about his future.
Briton Mark Cavendish, one of the best sprinters of all time, is due to speak on Monday during the Tour of Italy rest day regarding the rest of his career, which should not last beyond 2023.
While “the Cav” celebrated its 38th birthday on the roads of the Giro on Sunday, its Astana team announced the holding of a press conference on Monday at midday during which it “will talk about the Giro and the rest of the season“.
According to the Italian sports daily The Gazzetta dello Sportthe man with 161 victories will announce that he will end his career at the end of the season, after 17 professional years.
It wouldn’t come as a surprise, as the Isle of Man rider has set himself an ultimate goal: claiming a 35th Tour de France stage victory in July to break the record he currently shares with the Belgian. Eddy Merckx.
After the aborted plan to sign with B&B Hotels, which disappeared for lack of a sponsor, Cavendish joined the Astana team this winter where his former teammate Alexandre Vinokourov, who became manager of the Kazhak team, reached out to him. .
World champion in 2011, winner of Milan-San Remo in 2008, the former track racer has one of the finest records in his sport: he has won a total of 161 victories in his career, 34 in the Tour de France, sixteen in the Giro and three in the Vuelta, as well as the points clification of the three Grand Tours.
He hasn’t lifted his arms yet this season but remains competitive, as shown by his third place acquired during the 11th stage of the Giro.
Two other figures in the peloton have already announced their retirement for the end of the season: the Slovak Peter Sagan and the Frenchman Thibaut Pinot.