Mark’s biography

Prof. since: 2007
Victories: 103
Style of rider: Sprinter
Nickname: Cav and Manx Missile
Hobbies: driving and my family
Favourite race: Tour de France and Giro d`Italia
Personal website: http://www.markcavendish.co.uk

Not many words are needed to present Mark Cavendish. He is pure energy in every respect. Capable of winning more than 90 races in his career, Mark completed his rise to stardom on the international cycling circuit when he captured Milan–San Remo in 2009 and the World Championship road race in 2011. L’Equipe newspaper named him the Best Sprinter Ever in the Tour. The 23 victories he has garnered in the Tour put him in fourth place among the most prolific stage winners ever in the Grande Boucle. He is unbeaten on the Champs-Élysées since 2009. In 2013 Mark will be looking for new successes, especially in the Grand Tours, which remain his main objective. He will be able to count on a cohesive group of athletes ready to sacrifice themselves for the success of their captain. “My success is the success of the entire team,” Mark is careful to point out with one of his trademark smiles.

Mark’s victories

2007 (10)
Grote Scheldeprijs, 3^rd, 6^th stage Four Days of Dunkirk, 2^nd, 6^th stage Tour a Catalunya, 4^th stage Ster Elektrotoer, 6^th stage Post Danmark Rundt, 2^nd stage Eneco Tour of Benelux, 1^st stage Tour of Britain, 3^rd stage Circuit Franco-Belge.

2008 (17)
2^nd, 3^rd stage Three Days of De Panne, Grote Scheldeprijs, 1^st stage Tour de Romandie, 4^th, 13^th stage Giro d’Italia, 5^th stage Ster Elektrokoer, 5^th, 8^th, 12^th, 13^th stage Tour de France, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd stage Tour of Ireland, 1^st, 2^nd, 6^th stage Tour of Missouri.

2009 (24)
4^th, 6^th stage Tour of Qatar, 4^th, 5^th stage Tour of California, 7^th stage Tirreno – Adriatico, Milan – San Remo, 2^nd, 3^rd stage Three Days of De Panne, 1^st, 9^th, 11^th, 13^th stage Giro d’Italia, 3^rd, 6^th stage Tour de Suisse, 2^nd, 3^rd, 10^th, 11^th, 19^th, 21^st stage Tour de France, Sparkassen Giro Bochum, 2^nd stage Tour of Ireland, 1^st, 2^nd stage Tour of Missouri.

2010 (12)
2^nd stage Volta a Catalunya, 1^st stage Tour of California, 2^nd stage Tour of Romandie, 5^th, 6^th, 11^th, 18^th, 20^th stage Tour de France, 1^st, 12^th, 13^th, 18^th stage Vuelta a Espana.

2011 (13)
6^th stage Tour of Oman, Grote Scheldeprijs, 1^st, 10^th, 12^th stage Giro d’Italia, 5^th, 7^th, 11^th, 15^th, 21^st stage Tour de France, 1^st,8^th stage Tour of Britain, UCI Road Race World Championships

2012 (15)
3^rd, 5^th stage Tour of Qatar, Kuurne – Brussels – Kuurne, 2^nd stage Tirreno – Adriatico, 2^nd, 5^th, 13^th stage Giro d’Italia, Ster ZLM Toer, 2^nd, 18^th, 20^th stage Tour de France, 6^th stage Danmark Rundt, 3^rd, 4^th, 8^th stage Tour of Britain.

2013 (12)
1^st stage Tour de San Luis, 3^rd, 4^th,5^th,6^th stage and overall Tour of Qatar, Tirreno-Adriatico Prologue TTT, Driedaagse Van De Panne-Koksijde Stage 2, 1st, 6th,12th, 13th, 21st stage Giro d`Italia, British National Road Championship

Mark’s previous teams

2007: T-Mobile Team
2008: Team High Road
2009: Team Columbia-High Road
2010: Team HTC – Columbia
2011: HTC Highroad
2012: Sky Pro Cycling Team
2013: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step

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