but, you know, if we don't shunt up physically against the big french pack, we allow antoine dupont to also understand and respect the class he has. some guys, you just can't stop, but we'll try our best on saturday. now, after his retirement from professional cycling, mark cavendish has been reflecting on his long career. he's been world champion on the road and the track — olympic silver — but it's his record in grand tours that sets him apart. this summer, he broke the tour de france record for stage wins with his 35th victory and he signed off from the sport last sunday at the age of 39, winning a one—day race in singapore. i love cycling. at the end of the day, i'm lucky, i'm very fortunate i got to do what i love as a job and every day i was — of course, at some point, you take that for granted and you forget the love you have when it becomes a job but, ultimately, iappreciate i got do what i love. so, that makes it easy to get out and do a job, you know? i think but, yeah, but cycling it's a difficult sport. it does consume you. but that makes me no different to any of my compet