Having previously said 2024 would be his last participation in the Tour de France, and his last as a pro rider, Mark Cavendish appears to have left the door open on returning to the race next year.
Speaking at the unveiling of the Tour de France route, he was interviewed about how he had been since he took his 35th win on the race in the summer, becoming the most prolific stage winner ever.
And when it was out to him that coming back and going again might be an option, the British rider, who raced for Astana this year, did not shoot down the idea.
Asked on stage of he would ride the Tour de France next year, aiming for a 36th stage win aged 40 years, Cavendish replied: "Yeah, we'll see", adding he had been enjoying life of late.
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"I've been riding my bike, spending time with my kids, I just haven't been shouting in races any more. It's nice, I've been busy, I've just come back off holidays with my children. It was the first time I could really enjoy a holiday."
Cavendish hinted that his stated decision to end his Tour de France appearances, and his career, this year may have softened since then.
"Like every rider here who's ridden the Tour de France, or the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift… you finish it, and you think; I'm never doing that again. Then a couple of days later you miss it and you long for the buzz the year after, so."
He said while life has been "great" since he broke the all-time stage win record at the Tour in July, taking his 35th win, his life had not changed.
