Mark Cavendish in his own words

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As a media outlet, gaining exclusive inside access to a cyclist suddenly becomes much easier when you are also the title sponsor of his new team – and therefore footing the bill for his not inconsiderable salary. So it was that Sky Sports aired a half-hour special on Monday night entitled Mark Cavendish: Sprint King, which promised unprecedented insight into the mind of the Great Britain and now Team Sky world champion.

The programme was broadcast without a great deal of advance fanfare – I only found out about it on the morning of the transmission – but it did indeed provide some interesting minutiae and insights about the world of the fastest man on two wheels and a look into the mind of a man who is simultaneously shy and yet supremely confident. I have reproduced the key highlights below – here is the Manx Missile in his own words.

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