5 Of The Best Wins By Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish is regarded by many as the greatest sprinter of all time, and with 34 stage wins at the Tour de France, plus a whole host of other race wins, it's hard to pick out his best wins. We've compiled a list of some of our favourites!
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[@gcnracing]

What was your favourite Mark Cavendish win? 🇮🇲🚀

[@badgercyclist]

The next one

[@chrisstrider]

Worlds it kicked off rule Britannia

[@phillippitts6294]

He deserves a chance to beat Eddy’s record

[@TMAN1372]

2012 Champs, led out by Sir Bradley Wiggins.

[@eleycki]

Worlds defo!

[@BreakawayB]

🇮🇲Legend says it was the Isle of Boy before Cavendish was born.

[@rogerpartington9413]

With so many wins over the years these weren't Cav's best but they are recent and they highlight his resurgence

[@MatthewBeedham]

Probably the ones that GCN could get video rights to. Or maybe I'm just cynical. 😛

[@srenjrgensen1468]

Stage 18 in Tour de France 2012 will FOREVER be one of the most impressive sprint wins in all of cycling history by Mark Cavendish. ⚡🥇🏆💯

[@justsomeguywithahat1701]

That is the best sprint EVER in history

[@philhumphrey1632]

@@justsomeguywithahat1701 the reactions of the group at the front when he shot passed!

[@davidmac6094]

His win in stage 21 of the Giro this year is up there with his best, or at least most emotional victories. Big G putting in a turn for a different team, shows the insane levels of respect for this man. I am so hyped for Le Tour now and will be watching every minute.

[@iancrichton]

Quite simply the best sprinter that has ever lived. One more victory at this years 2023 TDF will do it.

[@Shellewell]

Noticing a hefty caveat of "that we have the rights to show" here. I mean, are we really going to say that some of these are near the same level as TDF 2012 stage 18 when, after a huge turn from the yellow jersey, he caught the break within 500m of the line and came past to finish with daylight against the rest of the field?

[@shaunluckham1418]

The Dutch commentary is something special on that stage, check it out

[@noahmiller91]

The British national champs was an incredible race. Sprints sometimes come down to split second decisions and effort. That race he took the whole race by the scruff of the neck and worked so hard throughout for such a clean and unquestionable win. What a legend!

[@gcnracing]

It was so great to see him race like that wasn't it!

[@oldtwinsna8347]

yes, but... it was against a climber with no real wins and an enthusiast recreational rider with no team.

[@racing2khaos]

HISTROY is made lol

[@mattthomas2078]

*That Play Sports have the rights to...

[@antonsternfeld3491]

Great to see Cav in Astana this season

[@MatthewBeedham]

I fixed the title for you... "5 of the best wins by Mark Cavendish (that we had video rights to)."

[@IamAeroDynamic]

The HTC days...

[@moritzschollhammer5218]

Cav was unbeatable in a sprint during those HTC days. The lead out by Mark Renshaw and it was over before it even started...

[@lesley7706]

Why do I cry every time I watch his wins.. I hate the thought he’s not going to be on the circuit in the years to come….

[@jean-paullanglois5452]

Greatest sprinter of all time ;Super Mario, period !!!!!

[@lovelyjubbly34]

He had much stronger challengers than Mark has today

[@adrianecarloquestin3555]

Manx missile never disappoint 🚀

[@ianharvey4201]

histroy is made

[@stan1000]

🤣

[@karlmylnere5712]

The best sprinter ever to have raced.

[@PhilMcCrevis]

Love them all but the 2021 stage 4 TDF with the circumstances around him being there at all. ALSO: The Scottish announcer at the end of the clip, he makes my ears happy. That dude sounds cool as hell. Anyone got a name? Brian Smith maybe?

[@christopherrodrigues5482]

Too many but in 2009 on the Champs Elysse when Mark Renshaw led out the MISSLE and he gassed it to the line. I remember it was the first time my future wife watched the TDF with me, I told her "Watch this part!"

[@HoshinoMirai]

That year HTC Columbia and Cavendish was just so far beyond any other team or sprinter. The greatest lead-out train lineup and the best sprinter in his prime.

[@martinwarne]

You need to fix the typo at 2:05

[@BigWojS]

5 of the best wins that GCN has rights to?

[@eleycki]

Can we have 30mins of this please?

[@miguelopazo4867]

👏👏👏👏👏👏🇨🇱

[@jaydicenso]

35! 35! 🙌

[@markmanuel5821]

Power house

[@fanda6122]

🐐

[@MrTattedFit]

What speed do they get up to on these sprints?

[@ManxAndy]

60 to 65 kph 👍👌🇮🇲

[@adatkabel]

​@@ManxAndy More like 70

[@robertkehl9034]

The Sagan incident when he tried to go up on the inside where there was no room really tarnished his image. And Sagan got kicked out based on his lie about Sagan moving over. Sagan did nothing wrong and cav said nothing.

[@christopherdolan7330]

Cav is the greatest sprinter of all time, and it's not even close. He has every single prize that you could reasonably expect a pure sprinter to achieve.

[@ti8864]

The only guy who could challenge him in his prime was Marcel Kittel, but Cav dominates sprints for about 15 years.

[@smjoshi07]

@2:05 HISTROY?!

[@glennh8811]

5 Of The Best Wins By Mark Cavendish - we have the rights for...

[@EdwardLawrie]

Cav better get a chance in this years TDF.

[@chewyfoks1840]

He has a ride, but Astana don't have a lead out, he'll have to fight for it himself, which he can still do!

[@fanda6122]

@@chewyfoks1840they are signing cees bol, 2023 sprints are typically too chaotic and fast for classic lead out trains you only need one man to get you to the front.

[@gcnracing]

If he goes to the Tour, do you think Cav will beat the stage win record?

[@chewyfoks1840]

@@gcnracing I think so, especially with the sprint friendly course this year, it's great to see the directors take this route. Super signing for Astana too.

[@COYWM2022]

Renshaw the postman

[@Yosser70]

Apart from the British champs, this is nothing like his best wins lol It’s just what you have rights for 🙄

[@AlexRochette]

Is he retiring?

[@pucuk1668]

no.. he move to astana..

[@philreeves1178]

Cav is the greatest sprinter ever.

[@_DinoSoorus_]

we all know HTC sprints were his best wins also the comeback win was the best

[@prestonhouser1973]

What is histroy?

[@DannyWhittingham-yk9oq]

Not "one of"...he is the greatest ever

[@adamdickinson2894]

You know his career's longer than 2 years right?

[@ti8864]

Cav is by far the greatest sprinter of all time.

[@galenkehler]

2009 Champs Elysees is the ultimate, huge drive, huge leadout, massive dominance of htc highroad. Better than any here, why didn't you show that?

[@eleycki]

Best of 2021&2

[@burtdouglas6705]

5 best wins (assuming you've only seen one season of bike racing)

[@misfitsng]

I am so glad I woke up to Cav going Astana...He will beat Remco at the tour most definitely!!

[@bobroberts5820]

This gotta be satire

[@jacksaloman9513]

Manx missile

[@kaltonian]

but is he with Astana or what ?????

[@gcnracing]

Yes, he signed a one-year contract with them!

[@cooperswayadventures]

They keep saying "one of the best sprinters of all time"? He's the best sprinter of all time!!

[@lovelyjubbly34]

Cipollini????

[@johnandrews3568]

No

[@dougpence3862]

Hmmmm

[@robertg.5932]

The greatest a...

[@tomozanne]

Ha, wins you have the rights to, nothing more than 2 years old!

[@jascollinscork]

OMG could Carlton wet his pants any more over that TDF win 🙄 thought this was going to be career bests video 😒

[@devidia]

Do you also have a top 663 of all his tantrums?

[@timyaiser]

They don’t have the rights to those. 😜

[@frankhibbert3606]

Cippolini is still number one

[@seeza]

Very histroy.

[@Liofa73]

Great Sprinter, loves winning, terrible, terrible loser though... Easy to anger...

[@piratepete1475]

its a pity that cavendish behaves like a child when he gets beat

[@douglasbooth6836]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Kittel