Mark Cavendish has ended his career by winning his last ever race.
The Manx rider, who holds the record for Tour de France stage wins with 35, sprinted to victory in an event in Singapore.
Cavendish confirmed yesterday he’ll be retiring from the sport at the age of 39.
“Thank you very much. I couldn’t have wished for a better send-off,” he told Eurosport after being congratulated by other riders, high-fiving fans and kissing his wife, Peta.
After winning the race in the Singapore sunshine, Sir Mark, who is known as the Manx Missile, said he was “quite emotional actually”.
“I realised in the last five laps was the last 15km of my career,” he said.
“I was so on the limit. The heat here is not nice for me, I didn’t race since the Tour de France so I’m missing the sharpness.”
“I really wanted that so bad and I’m so proud to win [it] as my last professional race.”
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