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  • Mark Cavendish Voted 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

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    Posted about 1 month ago by Elishia Matta; Photo: David Davies, The Guardian

    World Road Race Champion and Tour de France green jersey winner, Mark Cavendish won the 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award by a landslide with nearly 50% of the 342,147 votes cast.

  • New World Champ: Star Cyclist Mark Cavendish Claims World Road Race Title in Copenhagen

    Cycling: Road World Champ. 2011 / Men Elite

    Posted 5 months ago by Andrew De Lara

    Let the 2012 hype begin. Oakley’s Star Cyclist, on the heels of a Points Title at Tour de France, claimed a bold victory at the World Road Race Championships in Denmark by dominating a bunch sprint at the tail end of the race, effectively sealing the first Rainbow Jersey for Great Britain since 1965. But it was close. Really close.

  • Powering On: Star Cyclist Mark Cavendish Claims Stage 15 at Tour de France, Oakley Riders Hold Three Of Four Overall Standings Spots

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    Posted 7 months ago by Andrew De Lara

    15 ultra intense stages are in the rear view mirror. And still, Oakley riders are displaying their top form. Mark Cavendish, as expected, is definitely one of the most impressive. Oakley’s star sprinter continued dominance of his craft by claiming the 15th Tour de France stage – his fourth stage win of the race and a move to tighten his grip on the overall points competition lead. The British speed demon blazed past the rest of the field at the tail end of the stage’s 192.5km stretch from Limoux to Montpellier – racking up his overall eighth win of the 2011 season. O’s prominent HTC Highroad rider now holds 70 wins: 29 Grand Tour Stage and 19 in the Tour de France – under his belt. More than impressive. And the Green Jersey definitely looks at home on him.

Mark Cavendish

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"I don't consider myself lucky to be a professional. I'm a pro because I worked for it. I'm not a pro because I was lucky, but I'm lucky to be where I am." "It's an unbelievable sense of achievement when you cross the line first, knowing all the hard work your team and yourself have put into the race, and everything leading up to it, has all been worthwhile. " "I want to keep winning - big, small, long, short, road, track, hard, easy - it doesn't matter, as long as the team or I are first across the finish line. I just love racing my bike! "

Date of Birth:
May 21, 1985
Hometown:
Isle of Man, UK
Sponsors:
Team Sky, Oakley, Nike

Career Highlights

    • Voted "Rookie of the year" 2007 by Cycling Weekly
    • Winner points jersey Tour of Britain 2006; stage 2nd (2 times), stage 3rd Tour of Britain 2006
    • Winner Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen 2007
    • 2 x stage wins Tour of Catalonia 2007
    • 2 x stage wins, sprints jersey and points jersey Tour of Britain 2007
    • Two stage wins Giro d'Italia, 2008
    • 1st place - Prologue Tour De Romandie, 2008
    • 1st place Schelderpijs, 2008
    • Two stage wins Three Days of De Panne, 2008
    • 1st Place - Team pursuit - Track World Championships
    • 1st place British Madison Championship , 2008
    • 18 victories in 2008
    • 2x stage winner Tour of California 2009
    • 1st place Milan -San Remo, 2009
    • 3 stages - Giro d'Italia - 2009
    • 1st stage at the Tour of Qatar
    • 2009: 1st Stage 2 Tour de France
    • 2009: 1st Champs-Elysees Tour de France

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