Mark Cavendish is the indisputable greatest sprinter in cycling. With over 25 Tour de France stage wins, Milan-San Remo, the Tour’s points jersey, a dozen stage wins in the Giro and Vuelta, multiple Olympic gold medals, and victories in road and track world championships, no other sprinter in history can boast as many prestigious wins. Widely regarded as the most exciting and charismatic young rider to join the sport in years, Cavendish rode for the American cycling team HTC-Columbia and for Britain’s Team Sky, and now rides for the Belgian team Omega Pharma-Quick-Step.
