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    I’M GONNA WIN NEXT YEAR

    Dec 13, 2021 6 minutes
    Interview: Steven MacKenzie

    For Mark Cavendish, 2021 was a year of highs – with one or two lows as well. Having not won any stages in a major race since 2016, he won four at the Tour de France this summer, taking his total to a staggering 34, equalling Eddy Merckx’s all-time record.

    His return to form has been hailed as the greatest sporting comeback ever. The Manx Missile first became world champion in 2005 while still a teenager. Commonwealth and Olympic medals followed before his road racing heroics established his reputation as the greatest sprinter in history.

    Then he stopped winning. After experiencing mental health problems, his performance suffered and his legacy was at stake. This time last year he wasn’t attached to a team. But Cavendish knew his race was not yet over.

    Now that Bradley Wiggins has retired, and Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas are unlikely to achieve any more big wins, Cavendish, 36, is the last

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