World-renowned cyclist Mark Cavendish joins Rich to share how he overcame his struggles with mental health to win 34 stages of the Tour de France and become the most accomplished sprinter in the history of cycling. To read more about Mark and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll799
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:26 The Greatest Sprinter in the History of Cycling
00:03:01 The Impact of the Netflix Documentary on Mental Health
00:07:15 Approaching the Sport with Joy and Gratitude
00:08:12 The Wisdom of Learning from Mistakes
00:09:09 Finding a New Fuel Source
00:09:32 The Joy of Doing What You Love
00:16:17 The Difference Between Good and Great
00:16:53 Sponsor Break
00:18:03 Dealing with Pressure
00:19:30 Working on Mental Health
00:24:58 The Resilience and Physical Ability
00:25:57 The Changing Landscape of Professional Cycling
00:27:31 The Importance of Experience and Instinct in Racing
00:35:00 The Time Limit Calculation
00:36:36 The Loneliness of Cycling
00:40:13 Life After Retirement
00:41:42 Mark’s Harrowing Home Robbery Story
00:43:30 The Young Mark
00:46:51 Elite Athletics and Mental Health
00:48:31 Misunderstood Mental Health
00:50:23 The Vulnerability and Mental Health Journey
00:51:48 Life After Retirement and Finding New Goals
00:52:28 The Enduring Love for Cycling
00:59:01 The Course and Its Impact
00:59:36 Perception vs Reality
01:05:07 Finding Solutions to Negativity
01:07:07 Closing remarks and credits
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26 Comments
The Greatest Cyclist of All Time? For sure not, but best (bunch)sprinter of all time
Greatest cyclist? All time? Unlikely. Right up there as sprinter in grand tours, sure. Track? Sure. But calm down Rich.
Justin Williams is the GOAT.
Beautiful interview ❤️ Mark is a brilliant human being 💯 And I love watching him race. Regardless whether he wins or loses
Excellent! Thank you both so much!
I am sorry, but a sprinter can never be the best cyclist in the world. The best one was probably Eddy Merckx. The best one at this moment is probably Tadej Pogacar or Wout van Aert. Don't get me wrong Mark was one of the biggest stars in pro cycling! Big respect for what he achieved.
Chapeau Mark, honest down to earth as ever. Thanks to you and Rich both for sharing this. ❤
Yaaaasssssss! Fantastic guest, bravo, bravo, bravo.
Chapeau Cav and Rich!!
Great interview. I love how much he just loves riding his bike. Wish I could learn more about his recovery from Epstein-Barr. I was just diagnosed 😞
Thanks for watching! Mark doesn't typically do this kind of thing so it was a real treat. If you enjoyed this conversation or have received value from this channel, my only ask is that you subscribe if you haven't already. Weirdly like 80% of all views here are from non-subscribers so it would mean a lot if you took a microsecond to click that button. Thank you! To learn more about Mark visit our episode page for show notes, thoughts, BTS photos and more here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll799
Brilliant! Simply brilliant!
Speed is directly proportional to watts. Justin Williams, who is natural, can hold 2200 watts for 3 seconds, while Cavendish, who takes PEDs, fails to match.
MC is the ultimate savage athlete. Glad he opened his life up to us through the Netflix documentary which was incredible and made me look at everything from the sport, the athlete and life with a much more appreciative perspective. I’m super glad he is riding in 2024 to go for the record.
Nice location due to the background and the fact that you sit closer to each other. This makes the talk more personal and base level as you would normally have with this type of interview on a long table.
Listening to RR in this interview trying so hard sounded to me like he was stuck in a restaurant having to order off its menu without any vegan options. A difficult and impossible task.
More, guests like Mark Cavendish.
Best sprinter-maybe. Best cyclist? No way.
Great guy, not your typical top athlete, he's humble, and down to earth. Not full of himself, not cocky. I'm an avid cyclist myself and love the sport, I think the image around the sport has changed a lot – for the better! He'd be perfect to coach young guys, especially when it comes to the mental part.
I just want to say thank you for this video, I am a huge fan, admirer of Mark. I have followed him and his career for years, I wish nothing but the best for him in 2024.
I'll be jumping up and down cheering him on all year but especially during the TDF.
Pain is a great equalizer.
Rich, presently the 2024 TDF will not be shown in the USA. Can you influence this?
As a fellow cyclist I have to say, thank you for doing this podcast with Mark!! His so relatable and yet so individually out of reach as an athlete it’s incredible. His story, his legacy… his given us more than we can wish for as cycling fanatics! Having that one additional win will only add to the legacy his already created, i trust he will get it! I trust the pack will be there when he needs them to make it happen 🫶🏽 cant wait to see it!
I have always been a huge Cav fan as a cyclist but as a fellow challenger of mental health issues I can so relate to him and what he is saying
Wonderful interview! You are a true master at your craft, Rich. It was great to see this side of Mark, coming from a lifelong fan. Wishing Mark nothing but happiness and success both next year at the Tour and in his next steps. 🙏
Rich have you relapsed? (It's not the end of world.)