Tour de France 'likely' to be final race - Cavendish

Legendary British cyclist Mark Cavendish says this year's Tour de France is apt to person been his past ever race.

The sprinter won a grounds 35th Tour de France stage successful nan first week of this year's edition, going 1 clear of Belgian Eddy Merckx's long-standing grounds - which Cavendish equalled successful 2021.

Last twelvemonth was expected to beryllium his 14th and last Tour, but he delayed his status and signed a statement hold pinch nan Astana Qazaqstan Team until nan extremity of nan 2024 season.

Asked aft nan last shape of this year's Tour if he had vanished his last title Cavendish said "likely so, yes".

The British 39-year-old is nan Tour de France's top sprinter and has besides doubly won nan points classification.

He had feared his profession could beryllium over, and battles pinch illness, injuries and slump contributed to him not winning erstwhile during 2019 and 2020.

Left retired of nan 2022 Tour and seemingly retired of statement astatine nan extremity of that year, he joined Astana Qazaqstan astatine nan past infinitesimal for 2023.