Cycling great Cavendish wins final race in Singapore

Singapore: Mark Cavendish sprinted to one last victory on Sunday as he took the Singapore Criterium in a signature surge to the line. I really wan...

Singapore: Mark Cavendish sprinted to one last victory on Sunday as he took the Singapore Criterium in a signature surge to the line.

"I really wanted that so bad," the 39-year-old Briton said after his 166th career victory.

"I'm terribly emotional. I realised in the last five laps that this was the last 15 kilometres of my career. I passed the flamme rouge for the last time in my career."

Coming out of the last bend, Cavendish, who holds the record for most stage wins in the Tour de France, briefly latched onto the wheel of defending champion Jasper Philipsen before pulling away. The Manxman had time to glance back before raising his arms in triumph one last time.

Cavendish made Tour de France history last July when he eclipsed Eddy Merckx's record which had stood since 1975, having matched the Belgian's mark in 2021.