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Tour de Force

My History-Making Tour de France

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Tour de Force

By: Mark Cavendish
Narrated by: Mark Cavendish
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'I pulled off my glasses and wiped my eyes. "That was perhaps the last race of my career...."'

Deep down, Mark Cavendish thought he was finished. After illness, setbacks and clinical depression, the once fastest man in the world had been written off by most. And at the age of 36, even he believed his explosive cycling career would fade out with a whimper. The Manxman hadn't won a single Grand Tour stage in Italy, Spain or France since 2016.

But then came his incredible resurrection at the 2021 Tour de France. Included on the Deceuninck Quick-Step team at the very last minute, only after Sam Bennett suffered an injury, Mark set about rewriting history. He claimed back the green jersey he first wore in 2011, and his four stage victories finally saw him matching Belgian legend Eddy Merckx's all-time record of 34 Tour de France stage wins. Cycling greats are never content, and Cav's dogged determination and inner strength had earned him the record that few believed he could ever achieve. This is his own intimate account of that race, right from the saddle of the miracle tour.

©2021 Mark Cavendish (P)2021 Penguin Audio Cycling Sports Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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Made for an inspiring and uplifting story Mark Cavendish comes across as so deeply dedicated to succeeding. A true great of the modern era, warts and all.

Honesty.

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Not massively into cycling but non the less this was a fantastic listen. Mark seems like a very down to earth guy and I could have listen to his stories all day!

Love it!

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loved the fact that Cav sounds so enthusiastic all the way through his narrative. You can almost hear him grinning all the way through it. One more victory buddy in 2022, you can do it

The GOAT

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Fantastic, gritty, and wholesome account from the man himself. Well worth a listen for cyclists and sports fans alike

ACE.

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It is really refreshing to have the author narrating their own story. You could feed off Cavs emotions, you could hear & feel his raw emotions as he talks his way through his birds eye view on his tour.

it's a really interesting insight, I loved it!!! thanks Cav

great authentic listen

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