Mark Cavendish has confirmed his retirement, even though he appeared to leave the door open on a return to the Tour de France next year when the 2025 race route was being unveiled recently.
However, though he teased a possible return to the Tour next season, it was still expected he would retire and today the Manx rider said 2024 was definitely his last campaign.
The 39-year-old married father has signed off saying: "My racing career... completed it".
His last race will be the Singapore Criterium on Sunday, an exhibition race with a fixed result that is part of a series of events owned by ASO, which also owns the Tour de France, and which are run in Asia after the end of the season proper.
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"Sunday will be the final race of my professional cycling career," Cavendish said in a post on Instagram on Sunday morning.
"I am lucky enough to have done what I love for almost 20 years and I can now say that I have achieved everything that I can on the bike.
"Cycling has given me so much and I love the sport, I’ve always wanted to make a difference in it and now I am ready to see what the next chapter has in store for me. Thank you, everyone, for all the support, always."
