Tour de France: Mark Cavendish vows ‘I’ll win again’ at Grand Tour despite Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl omission in 2022

“But I’m a professional at the end of the day, I ride for a team, there’s 30 riders on the team… you’ve ultimately got to take the emotion out of it, and look at it as a kind of a job I guess.

“The only thing I regret is that I know I was in the form to win there. I’m in my best form for easily a decade, you know? And it’s kind of like when you think that’s gone to waste a bit, that can be hard,” he said.

“But I was able to win the British Championships the week before, so there’s kind of a silver lining in that one.

“I don’t see myself retiring, I think as long as I know I’ll win then I’ll carry on my career. And I know I’ll win so I’ll carry on my career, and hopefully get to win there again.”

Cavendish recently finished eighth in Sunday’s Gran Fondo Isle of Man, and is now gearing up to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he will be the flagbearer for Isle of Man at the opening ceremony.

“The biggest factor for sure is that I get to race with my mates. That’s pretty special,” he added, with 13 riders competing for Isle of Man in the cycling.

“We can go from this small island with, not just having a rider that’s a favourite, but a team that’s going to be one of the strongest teams in the race. That’s super exciting.”

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