Mark Cavendish and his wife were at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The sprinter was knighted at Windsor Castle on Wednesday by the British Order. He hinted that he would compete in a few races before the end of the year before retiring.
Mark Cavendish, the man with 165 victories including 35 stages of the Tour de France, which allowed him to surpass Eddy Merckx last July, became a Knight Commander of the British Order on Wednesday. Decorated by Prince William, the sprinter from the Isle of Man can now be called Sir Mark Cavendish. “I was really nervous. His Royal Highness was superb. Honestly, I didn’t know I would be nervous, but I am incredibly proud to represent the country,” said the 39-year-old rider, very moved by this distinction. “It’s wonderful. You know, I’m just a boy from the Isle of Man, being a Knight Commander is not something I could have dreamed of.”
When asked about the rest of his career, the rider from the Astana-Qazaqstan team confirmed that he would no longer be seen in the Tour de France but that he continued to train and could well compete in a few races before the end of the year, “it would be fun to race as a Knight Commander.”