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mark cavendish is a bit of a hero.e island. adore him, really. he's just lovely with the children, stopping and talking to the mall. he's just lovely with the children, stopping and talking to themn all. the coach played a key role in sir mark's early career. having somebody like sir mark as the inspiration, it couldn't be better. and we can expect more scenes like this next year when this very track will be renamed in his honour, sir mark cavendish raceway. ashlea tracey, bbc news. as the new season gets underway — there's a rather special connection to africa for one arsenal fan, who's designed their kit. fashion designer foday dumbayo was born in sierra leone, and grew up in london supporting the gunners — and told bbc africa's mark wilberforce he wanted the link the diaspora of the team, with the continent. this was bigger than me, it was more about the culture, it was more about africa. can we bring africa to the forefront? english premier league giants arsenal fc are celebrating their connection to africa with th

would you like to be the next mark cavendish , mark cavendish, >> i mean, that's that's probably everyream to go professional with one of their favourite sports . one of their favourite sports. but, i mean , i'll, i'll do i'll but, i mean, i'll, i'll do i'll take it. i'll take it as it goes. and if i do go professional, i love it. but if i don't, i'll just keep keep loving the sport and you've been doing this for, for an incredible charity. >> your parents must be extremely proud of you . extremely proud of you. >> hey. yeah. they are. thank you . you. >> yeah. did you beat your dad, by the way? were you quicker than him? quicker than colin? >> no, we had to keep together. >> no, we had to keep together. >> yeah, i'm glad to hear that. that's very sensible. by the way, any blisters or flat tires ? way, any blisters or flat tires? >> actually, we were very lucky we didn't have any, we didn't have any mechanicals, but we did have any mechanicals, but we did have some crashes. but there are more comical than injuries. >> brilliant stuff. and what about mary's meals? the charity. why did y