Mark Cavendish’s final race set to be Tour de France Criterium in Singapore in November

Mark Cavendish’s final professional race is set to be the two-day Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on 9-10 November.

The 39-year-old ‘Manx Missile’ has not competed since he broke the Tour de France stage wins record with his 35th victory in July.

Cavendish confirmed he would not do another Tour de France after receiving his knighthood at Windsor Castle earlier this month, but added he was committed to completing his 2024 race schedule.

Organisers of the race in Singapore say, external the event will be his last of the year and bring the curtain down on Cavendish’s distinguished career.

Cavendish, from the Isle of Man, has won 165 races since the start of his professional career in 2005, including the 2011 world road title, while he also won Olympic omnium silver at Rio 2016.

He was set to retire at the end of the 2023 season but, after the disappointment of his race-ending crash from the Tour de France that year, he decided to delay it by a year.

And, having jointly held the record for most Tour stage wins with the legendary Eddy Merckx since 2021, Cavendish surpassed the Belgian with his stage win in Saint Vulbas in July.

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