Mark Cavendish discusses his proudest moments in cycling after breaking record at Tour de France

Rashford should make a note of Cavendish hardworking ethics.

Thank you, Cav 🇰🇿

Incase you forgot Biniam Girmay also made history. Try to notice it. Its history. Will miss you Mark for sure tho.

"completing his 15th TDF" technically correct but misleading. This was his 15th TDF and he did finish it – but he didnt finish all 15.
Joining Sky was a mistake. He should have joined a team that were going to work soley for him. In all likelihood Tadej will one day beat his record

He casually says that it's hard to get over the Mountains, to get to the final sprint.
Unless you've slogged up the Mountains (like Alpe d;Huez, Tourmalet ..etc) you can never appreciate, just watching on TV, just how brutal they are.
Yes, there are steep hills in the UK, but nothing that goes on as long as the HC climbs in the Tour. I can't say there was any sprint left in my legs after climbing some of them (and I was going significantly slower than Cav I can tell you).

What a legend.

So much love for Mark

Back in the 50's, 60's [and even the '70's] many ex-pros and other 'aficionados' of pro cycling used to say that every Tour de France takes 10 years off your life. Hard to believe? The average life expectancy of a TDF rider back then was 56.
Legendary cycling journalist Phil Liggett always refers to pro cyclists as 'Gods on bikes' and it isn't hyperbole or over dramatic to say that. These guys are unbelievable. They ride in all weathers [from searing heat of over 40C to sleeting rain and Icelandic cold].
They race up the highest and hardest mountains in Europe at 'full gas' [flat out] and descend at over 100kphs. They absolutely batter along on the 'flat' stages at speeds of 55 to 65kph – and sprint at over 70kph. They train/race between 30 and 50,000 kilometres a year on little more than a bowl of rice each day and burn over 10,000 calories during each stage.
They often crash and suffer horrendous 'road rash', broken bones or more tragically, death. And although top guys [like Cavendish] get paid reasonably well – the 'domestiques' [workers that support the top riders] earn a virtual pittance. But even the top riders get paid peanuts compared to the average professional footballer.
In most 'grand tours' like the TDF they will probably ride for between 4 and 7 hours each day – for a total of 21 days. They don't get to stop every few minutes to take a rest or roll around as if they were shot like pro footballers do at the slightest touch. [numerous cyclists have continued riding with broken bones and other serious injuries.
The great British cyclist Tom Simpson rode himself to death on the 13th stage of the 1967 TDF on the brutal climb up Mont Ventoux. Yet he famously pleaded with his helpers to 'Put me back on my bike' after collapsing several times with exhaustion. So why do they do it? Why do they 'suffer' so much for relatively so little?
Because they love riding their bikes. And as Mark Cavendish states in this interview, it's all about 'suffering' – and those in the know always say that a ''campionissimo" [a champion of champions] is a rider who can suffer the most. Chapeau Mark.

He's a legend! – pity the crap Sky News interviewers asked such dorkish questions – really shows that they don't know Jack Shy te about the sport.

His proudest moment is getting away with doping throughout his career.

The way he scythes through the bunch like a heat seeking missile is something that is a joy to watch.