List of career achievements by Mark Cavendish
Introduction Mark Cavendish is a Manx professional racing cyclist for UCI WorldTeam . Originally a track cyclist in the madison, points race, and scratch race, he has also competed on the road since 2006.Cavendish is a cycling sprinter, and is a prolific winner of individual stages in stage races. Cavendish has won 34 Tour de France stages, making him joint first on the all-time list together with Eddy Merckx. With 54 Grand Tour stage victories he is third on the all-time list, and his 162 professional victories – as of  – rank him joint second of all time.
Career highlights ;2005* Won the first of his Madison UCI Track Cycling World Championships titles. ;2006* Won the Scratch Race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, bringing the Isle of Man's third ever gold medal at the Games. ;2007* He equalled Alessandro Petacchi's record of 11 professional wins in a début season. ;2009* Became the second British rider—after Tom Simpson—to win one of the five monuments of cycling with victory in the 2009 Milan – San Remo. * Became first British rider to wear the general classification leader's pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia. * Passed Barry Hoban's record of 8 for most Tour de France stage wins by a British rider and Chris Boardman's record of 41 for most professional victories by a British rider. ;2010* Became the second British rider—after Robert Millar—to win a stage in all three of the Grand Tours with victory at stage 12 of the 2010 Vuelta a España. He went on to win the points classification in the Vuelta a Espana, his first points classification victory in a Grand Tour. ;2011* Tied Piet Oellibrandt for the most wins in the Scheldeprijs one day semi-classic, with a third victory at the Antwerp race. * At the 2011 Tour de France he became the first British rider to win the Tour de France points classification. * Became the second British rider—after Tom Simpson—to win the UCI Road Race World Championship. ;2012* Became the first rider to win the final Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France four years in a row (2009–2012). * Became the first rainbow jersey holder to win the final stage of the Tour de France. * Became the most successful sprinter in Tour de France history with his 23rd stage victory giving him more mass start stage victories in the Tour than any other rider. ;2013* Claimed the second overall classification win of his career at the Tour of Qatar, with four consecutive stage victories out of six. * Achieved 100 professional wins with victory on stage 12 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia. * Completed his set of Grand Tour points classifications with his points classification win at the Giro d'Italia, becoming the 5th rider in history to do so. ;2015* Claimed the third overall victory of his career at the 2015 Dubai Tour, winning two of the four stages. ;2016* Claimed the fourth overall victory of his career at the Tour of Qatar, winning one of the five stages. * Completed his set of overall classification lead jerseys in Grand Tours upon winning the opening stage of the Tour de France. * Claimed first Olympic medal, winning the silver medal in the Rio 2016 Omnium. ;2021* Cavendish claimed his 50th Grand Tour stage victory, winning stage 6 of the 2021 Tour de France. * Cavendish equalled Eddy Merckx's record for the most number of Tour de France stage wins.
Major results ===Track===;2001: National Junior Championships::2nd Points race::3rd Scratch;2003: National Junior Championships::1st 20px Kilo::2nd Scratch::2nd Sprint;2004: National Championships::1st 20px Team pursuit::2nd Madison (with Ed Clancy): Madison, UIV Talent Cup::1st Bremen (with Geraint Thomas)::1st Munich (with Matt Brammeier): 1st Madison, Revolution Series (with Ed Clancy);2005: 1st 20px Madison, UCI World Championships (with Rob Hayles): 1st 20px Points race, UEC European Championships: National Championships::1st 20px Team pursuit::2nd Scratch: UCI World Cup Classics::2nd Team pursuit, Sydney::2nd Team pursuit, Manchester::3rd Madison, Sydney (with Tom White)::3rd Madison, Manchester (with Rob Hayles);2006: 1st 15px Scratch, Commonwealth Games: 3rd Madison, UCI World Cup Classics, Sydney (with Geraint Thomas);2007: 1st Scratch, Revolution Series 16: 2nd Madison, UCI World Cup Classics, Beijing (with Bradley Wiggins);2008: 1st 20px Madison, UCI World Championships (with Bradley Wiggins): 1st 20px Madison, National Championships (with Peter Kennaugh);2011: 1st Scratch, Revolution Series 34;2014: 1st Six Days of Zürich (with Iljo Keisse): 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Iljo Keisse);2015: 1st Madison, Revolution Series, Derby (with Bradley Wiggins);2016: 1st 20px Madison, UCI World Championships (with Bradley Wiggins): 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Bradley Wiggins): 1st Omnium, Panevėžys Cup: 2nd 15px Omnium, Olympic Games: 2nd Six Days of London (with Bradley Wiggins);2017: 2nd Six Days of London (with Peter Kennaugh);2019: 2nd Six Days of London (with Owain Doull)===Road===Sources:;2003: 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships;2004 – Team Persil: 1st Stage 1 Girvan 3 Day;2005 – Team Sparkasse: 1st Stage 5 Tour de Berlin: 8th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt;2006 – Team Sparkasse,  (1 pro win): 1st 20px Points classification, Tour of Britain: 1st Stage 3 Course de la Solidarité Olympique: 1st Stage 4 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23: 2nd Overall Tour de Berlin::1st Stages 3b & 4: 4th Sparkassen Giro Bochum: 7th Road race, Commonwealth Games;2007 —  (11): 1st Scheldeprijs: Four Days of Dunkirk::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 3 & 6: Tour of Britain::1st 20px Points classification::1st 20px Sprints classification::1st Prologue & Stage 1: Danmark Rundt::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stage 6: Eneco Tour::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stage 2: Volta a Catalunya::1st Stages 2 & 6: 1st Stage 4 Ster Elektrotoer: 2nd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge::1st 20px Young rider classification::1st Stage 3: 6th Philadelphia International Championship;2008 —  (17): 1st Scheldeprijs: Tour de France::1st Stages 5, 8, 12 & 13: Giro d'Italia::1st Stages 4 & 13: Tour of Missouri::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 1, 2 & 6: Tour of Ireland::1st Stages 1, 2 & 3: Three Days of De Panne::1st Stages 2 & 3a: 1st Prologue Tour de Romandie: 1st Stage 5 Ster Elektrotoer: 5th Road race, National Championships;2009 —  (23): 1st Milan–San Remo: 1st Sparkassen Giro Bochum: Tour de France::1st Stages 2, 3, 10, 11, 19 & 21::Held 20px after Stages 2–6, 10 & 11: Giro d'Italia::1st Stages 1 (TTT), 9, 11 & 13::Held 20px & 20px after Stages 1 & 2: Tour of California::1st 20px Sprints classification::1st Stages 4 & 5: Three Days of De Panne::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 2 & 3a: Tour de Suisse::1st Stages 3 & 6: Tour of Missouri::1st Stages 1 & 2: 1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico: 1st Stage 2 Tour of Ireland: 4th Amstel Curaçao Race: 8th UCI World Ranking: 9th Overall Tour of Qatar::1st Stages 4 & 6;2010 —  (11): Tour de France::1st Stages 5, 6, 11, 18 & 20: Vuelta a España::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 1 (TTT), 12, 13 & 18::Held 20px after Stages 1 & 2::Held 20px after Stage 1: 1st Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya: 1st Stage 2 Tour de Romandie: 1st Stage 1 Tour of California: 2nd Clásica de Almería: 3rd Coppa Bernocchi: 7th Road race, Commonwealth Games;2011 —  (12): 1st 20px Road race, UCI World Championships: 1st Scheldeprijs: 1st London–Surrey Cycle Classic: Tour de France::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 5, 7, 11, 15 & 21: Giro d'Italia::1st Stage 1 (TTT), 10 & 12::Held 20px after Stage 2: Tour of Britain::1st Stages 1 & 8b: 1st Stage 6 Tour of Oman;2012 —  (15): 1st 20px Overall Ster ZLM Toer: 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne: Tour de France::1st Stages 2, 18 & 20: Giro d'Italia::1st Stages 2, 5 & 13::Held 20px after Stages 2 & 11–19::1st Azzurri d'Italia classification::1st Most combative rider classification: Tour of Britain::1st Stages 3, 4 & 8: 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico: 1st Stage 6 Danmark Rundt: 6th Overall Tour of Qatar::1st Stages 3 & 5;2013 —  (19): 1st 20px Road race, National Championships: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Qatar::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 3, 4, 5 & 6: Giro d'Italia::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 1, 6, 12, 13 & 21::Held 20px after Stage 1::1st Azzurri d'Italia classification::1st Most combative rider classification: Tour de France::1st Stages 5 & 13::20px Combativity award Stage 13: Tour of Britain::1st Stages 4, 7 & 8: 1st Stage 1 Tour de San Luis: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico: 2nd Scheldeprijs: 3rd Overall Ster ZLM Toer: 6th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen: 7th Overall Danmark Rundt::1st Stage 6: 9th Milan–San Remo: 10th Overall Three Days of De Panne::1st Stage 2;2014 —  (11): Tour of Turkey::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 8: Tour du Poitou-Charentes::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 1 & 2: Tour of California::1st Stages 1 & 8: Tirreno–Adriatico::1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6: 1st Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve: 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse: 5th Milan–San Remo: 5th Vattenfall Cyclassics;2015 —  (14): 1st 20px Overall Dubai Tour::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 1 & 4: 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne: 1st Clásica de Almería: Tour of California::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 1, 2, 5 & 8: Tour of Turkey::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 1, 2 & 7: 1st Stage 7 Tour de France: 1st Stage 7 Tour de San Luis: 2nd Road race, National Championships;2016 —  (10): 1st Overall UCI Asia Tour: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Qatar::1st Stage 1: Tour de France::1st Stages 1, 3, 6 & 14::Held link=General classification in the Tour de France after Stage 1::Held link=Points classification in the Tour de France after Stages 1, 3 & 6–9: Abu Dhabi Tour::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 2 & 4: 1st Stage 2 Tour of Croatia: 1st Stage 8 Tour of California: 2nd 15px Road race, UCI World Championships: 2nd Road race, National Championships: 2nd Scheldeprijs: 6th Overall Giro della Toscana: 6th Paris–Tours;2017 –  (1): Abu Dhabi Tour::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stage 1: 6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues: 8th Overall Dubai Tour;2018 –  (1): 1st Stage 3 Dubai Tour;2021 –  (10): 1st Münsterland Giro: Tour de France::1st 20px Points classification::1st Stages 4, 6, 10 & 13: Tour of Turkey::1st Stages 2, 3, 4 & 8: 1st Stage 5 Tour of Belgium: 2nd Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré: 2nd Elfstedenronde: 3rd Scheldeprijs;2022 –  (5): 1st 20px Road race, National Championships: 1st Milano–Torino: 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia: 1st Stage 2 UAE Tour: 1st Stage 2 Tour of Oman: 2nd Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen: 3rd Heistse Pijl;2023 –  (1): 1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia: 3rd Scheldeprijs: 9th Overall ZLM Tour;2024 –  (1): 1st Stage 4 Tour Colombia====Classic results timeline====Source: Monument 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Milan–San Remo — —'''1''' 89 52 DNF95 46 110 101 DNF — — — — 150 Tour of Flanders — — — DNF 110 — — — — — — — — DNF — — — Paris–Roubaix — — — — DNF — — — — 30 — — —NH — — — Liège–Bastogne–LiègeHas not contested during his career Giro di Lombardia Classic 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne — — — — —'''1'''NH —'''1''' — — — — — — — — Milano–Torino — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —'''1''' 33 Gent–Wevelgem — 17 59 — 60 58 18 — DNF — — — — 74 — — — Scheldeprijs'''1''''''1''' — —'''1''' —'''2''' — —'''2''' — — — 143'''3''' —'''3''' Hamburg Cyclassics — — — — — — —5 66 — — — —NHNH — — Münsterland Giro — — — — — — — — — — 28 — —'''1''' — — Paris–Tours — — — — 42 — — — —6 — — DNF — — — —====Major championships results timeline====Source: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 alt=Gold medal Olympic GamesNot held —Not held 29Not held —Not held —Not held alt=Rainbow jersey World Championships — — DNF — — DNF'''1''' DNF DNF — —'''2''' — — — — DNF — — alt=National jersey National Championships 15 — — 5 6 — — — '''1''' DNS '''2''' '''2''' 21 DNF 22 NH DNF '''1''' —+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish DNS Did not start NH Not held====Grand Tour record====20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023 Giro d'Italia — 132 DNF-13 — DNF-13 145 127 — — — — — — — — 145 120Stages won — 2 3 — 2 3 5 — — — — — — — — 1 1Points classification — 4 — — — 2 1 — — — — — — — — 3 4 Tour de France DNF-8 DNF-14 131 154 130 142 148 DNS-2 142 DNS-17 DNS-5 HD-11 — — 139 — DNF-8Stages won 0 4 6 5 5 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 — — 4 — 0Points classification — — 2 2 1 4 2 — 4 — — — — — 1 — — Vuelta a España — — — 144 DNF-4 — — — — — — — — — — — —Stages won — — — 3 0 — — — — — — — — — — — —Points classification — — — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —===Critériums===;2004: 1st Tour of Britain Support Circuit;2005: 1st 20px National Criterium Championships: 1st Großer Silber–Pils Preis: 1st Kleve: 2nd Westerwald: 2nd Bad Oeynhausen;2006: 2nd Sparkassen Giro Bochum (Derny);2007: 2nd Wetteren (Derny);2008: 1st RaboRonde Heerlen: 1st Ronde van Made: 1st Nacht van Peer: 1st Herentals: 2nd Aalst: 3rd Profronde van Stiphout;2009: 1st Draai van de Kaai: 1st Profronde van Almelo: 1st Aalst: 1st Nacht van Peer: 1st Sparkassen Giro Bochum (Derny): 1st Antwerpen (Derny);2010: 1st Welser Sparkassen Innenstadt: 1st Linz;2011: 1st Profronde van Stiphout: 1st Profronde van Wateringen: 1st Wolvertem (Eddy Merckx): 1st RaboRonde Heerlen;2012: 1st Ninove: 1st Lacq–Audejos: 1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen: 1st Oslo: 2nd Bavikhove;2017: 1st Saitama Criterium;2021: 1st Criterium Roeselare;2023: 2nd Tour de France Singapore
Awards Cavendish won the international Flandrien Award twice, in 2009 and 2011.He was the winner of the 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, becoming the third cyclist (at the time) to win the award, after Tom Simpson and Chris Hoy.
References
External links * * *  Cycling Weekly – Profile and road racing victories of Mark Cavendish