Sir Mark Cavendish calls time on ‘completed’ cycling career ahead of final race - The Manxman will retire as a three-time world champion, Olympic silver medallist and winner of a record 35 Tour de France stages.

Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday, writing on social media that his final race will be Sunday's Tour de France Singapore Criterium.

Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday, writing on social media that his final race will be Sunday's Tour de France Singapore Criterium."Sunday will be the final race of my professional cycling career,

He is the all-time Tour de France stage record holder, delaying his retirement by 12 months to pick up his 35th and final win in Saint-Vulbas in July, going one clear of Belgian great Eddy Merckx, with whom he had been tied on 34 Tour stage wins.

Mark Cavendish, one of the best road sprinters in cycling history, plans to retire on Sunday after competing in the Tour de France Criterium. The 39-year-old Cavendish broke Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory this past July.

Mark Cavendish will compete in his final professional race at the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday, the British cyclist confirmed on Saturday.

Mark Cavendish will compete in his final professional race at the two-day Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday, the British cyclist said on Saturday. Cavendish, who announced his retirement last year before reversing that decision,

Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, will retire after racing in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.