Cavendish 'likely raced for last time' after finishing 2024 Tour de France

39-year-old 'pretty sure' it was his last tour outing this year

Sir Mark Cavendish says he's "likely" raced for the last time after finishing the final run of this year's Tour de France, according to reports.

The 'Manx Missile' completed what he says he's 'pretty sure' was his last ever tour with a time trial event finishing in Nice yesterday (21 June) with his team Astana Qazaqstan.

During this year's race, Cavendish became the tour's all-time greatest stage winner, taking an unprecedented 35th stage victory on stage five on 3 July.

Should this be the 39-year-old's last competitive event, his extensive list of honours in the sport would also include two green jerseys at the tour in 2011 and 2021; winning gold for the Isle of Man in the scratch race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games; three world track championships, 17 Giro D'Italia stage wins and Olympic silver at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast this morning, Cavendish says it's now time for him to spend some time with his family over the rest of the summer: