After profitable the Lifetime Achievement Award on the BBC Sports activities Character of the 12 months, Mark Cavendish has mentioned that he thinks his future will likely be in biking, stating that he’s wanting in direction of “biking workforce administration” having hung up his wheels.
The Manxman acquired the BBC award award on stage alongside Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins on Tuesday night time. He rounded out the ultimate 12 months of his skilled profession with the prize, which recognised his Tour de France stage wins file set in the summertime.
Whereas British Olympic 800-metre gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson took house the night time’s foremost award, Cavendish mentioned he would’ve preferred to have been thought of for nomination, however famous that he hadn’t been in 2021, both.Â
Cavendish is now retired however stays aggressive.Â
 “The lifetime award could be very good however, as a competitor, the principle award is being shortlisted. That is my job – to compete. Though a [Sports Personality of the Year] award is subjective it is nonetheless a contest,” Cavendish advised the Guardian in an interview with Donald McRae.
“A lifetime award is a bit like after I acquired my knighthood earlier within the 12 months. It isn’t one thing you are anticipating otherwise you work in direction of. It will get bestowed on you in order that’s very good.”
Cavendish mentioned that he has “accomplished every part I might do in biking.” He mentioned that “After all I’ll miss racing however I am joyful as a result of I’ve had 20 years and performed greater than I ever might have deliberate or dreamed of doing.”
There’s nonetheless extra to come back for Cavendish in skilled biking, nonetheless, even when it is away from racing itself.Â
XDS Astana workforce supervisor Alexander Vinokourov confirmed to Cyclingnews that Cavendish will not be a part of the workforce employees in 2025, however the Manxman does see himself working within the sport going ahead.
“Clearly I’ve nonetheless obtained plenty of life left, and I nonetheless have to supply for my household, and so I believe that is going to be in biking workforce administration. I do know the game and I understand how to construct a workforce and that is the place I am heading. It is thrilling,” he mentioned.
“There’s nothing extra I might have performed within the sport. And there already was zero to be performed a very long time in the past. I am very, very fortunate that I get to retire, having zero regrets. I am lastly going out on my phrases – not due to harm or some workforce supervisor making an attempt to make me retire.
“I’ve performed every part I needed and I am selecting the way in which I depart the game as a competitor. How fortunate is that?”
