It's time to retire from the Tour de France - Cavendish - video Dailymotion

After winning a record 35th stage this year, Mark Cavendish confirmed the 2024 Tour de France will be his last

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00:00I think now it's time. I've done 15 Tours de France and I've created some

00:10incredible memories at the Tour de France. They've given me, this race has

00:15given me a life I could only dream of and it's given me the highest of highs

00:21the lowest of lows. I've got an incredible family that supported me over the last

00:26years and I'm really looking forward to reflecting on this Tour and the

00:33other Tours and spending time with my family and

00:41seeing them grow to do whatever dreams they want to do as well. The Tour de

00:45France is not a bike race, it's the Tour de France. It's bigger than

00:49cycling, it's a global sporting event, it's the biggest annual globe in sport

00:55global sporting event and it's in this beautiful country of France you know

01:03it's without the Tour de France there's no cycling and when I was a child it's

01:13what I dreamed of racing and I see my child now and it's what he dreams of

01:18racing.