‘I was crying!’ – Mark Cavendish reveals his favourite moment from the 2022 Tour de France

Mark Cavendish says he cried after Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team-mate Yves Lampaert won the opening stage at the Tour de France.

Cavendish was a controversial omission at the Tour as Quick-Step opted to take Fabio Jakobsen as their sprinter. Jakobsen won Stage 2 to complete his own memorable comeback after fighting back from his horror crash at the 2020 Tour of Poland that left him in a coma.

In his first big media appearance since missing out on selection, Cavendish dropped in on the Eurosport Cube and revealed his highlights from this year’s race.

“Obviously my team winning the first two stages was good,” he said.

“If you know Yves… I was crying seeing his interview. He’s just such a humble lad. For me, him wearing the yellow jersey is massive. I’m getting emotion now with it! And obviously Fabio winning.”

Cavendish said he had been watching the Tour with his four-year-old son Casper, who prefers Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) to his dad.

“He likes Wout, he likes Tadej. He never says me!” confessed Cavendish.

On Van Aert, he added: “It’s rare to get someone who wins so much and is still likable. It’s a brilliant recipe to have. That’s the thing that’s going to elevate our sport.”

Cavendish is chasing a new contract for 2023 as he looks to extend his career and return to the Tour.

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