Cavendish: "You've got to believe in yourself, you've got to know you can do it."

Mon, 12 Jul 2021

Manx Cyclist Mark Cavendish says making Tour de France history meant even more after fighting against depression.

He's won four stages of this year's race - equalling Eddy Merckx's record of 34 Tour stage victories.

"You've got to believe in yourself, you've got to know you can do it. That's what I did, I just fought the last few years. Things kind of fell into place, you've just got to grab that opportunity.

"To be tying the all-time stage win record at the Tour de France... 13 years I've been at this and that always seemed unachievable.

"Whatever the circumstances, it's nice to be there with an incredible team. They've believed in me and we've got here."

Cavendish tells Sky Sports News he battled hard to get himself back to the top of the sport:

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