Sir Mark Cavendish signed off his professional career on Sunday in the most fitting way possible: winning from a bunch sprint.

The 39-year-old, riding for the final time in the peloton, dashed to victory at the Singapore Criterium, beating Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), as he did on stage five of the Tour de France this summer.

“I realised in the last 5 laps, it was the last 15km of my career, and I went past the flamme rouge for the last time in my career, and I felt that,” he said. “I was so on the limit, the heat here is not nice for me. I didn’t race since the Tour de France, so I’m missing that sharpness. When the guys are here with the leadout teams, it’s always going to be difficult. You see the amazing job my team, Astana Qazaqstan, did, controlling the race and leading me out.

“Cycling is such a form of freedom. It’s a way to meet people, it’s a way to be alone with your thoughts, it’s a way to be however you want to be, and it has so much potential as a sport, as a mode of transport, as a pastime – I truly believe this, I’ve always believed this, and I’ve always tried to do anything I can to help this move forward. That won’t stop, even if I’m not riding a bike anymore.

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