In photos: Mark Cavendish through the years, all his teams and the kit he's worn

18 years, six teams, 161 wins. As the Manx Missile announces that he'll retire at the end of this season we look back at Cav's career in pictures

Mark Cavendish
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On the final rest day of the Giro d'Italia 2023, Britain's Mark Cavendish announced that he had taken the decision to make the 2023 season his last as a professional cyclist. One day after his 38th birthday, the sprinter from the Isle of Man said that it was the 'perfect time' to step away from racing.

2023 marks Cavendish's 18th year at the highest level of cycling, a career that has seen him ride for six different professional teams - he's currently with Astana-Qazaqstan - including the same outfit on two separate occasions. He is far and away the "winningest" rider still going, with his 161 career victories putting him level with Mario Cipollini in third, and one behind Rik van Looy in second. 

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Adam Becket
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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy. Before joining Cycling Weekly he spent two years writing for Procycling, where he interviewed riders and wrote about racing, speaking to people as varied as Demi Vollering to Philippe Gilbert. Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.