Should Mark Cavendish swallow his pride and retire?

1…2830323334

Comments

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    mididoctors said:

    I think it's going to be very difficult.... should morkov swallow his pride and retire is the question to my mind . If morkov has it I'll be happily surprised


    It's not impossible I guess .

    Mørkøv certainly isn't retiring, but he's leaving Quickstep. Originally it was thought he was going to Uno-X (his brother is a DS there) but he might be going to Astana instead now. There may be a question mark over it all, as one of his goals will be track at the Olympics, so he has to get his season to fit together.
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Got to wait till the 25th
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    He says he’s ignoring this forum

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66786721
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    So he has unswallowed (regurgitated?) his pride?
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    Would have been good to see him on the Champs, regardless of the record or result.
    But it’s not going to be in Paris 2024
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    Pross said:

    So he has unswallowed (regurgitated?) his pride?

    Nooooo, pride comes before a fall. The Tour made him fall so he didn't have any pride to swallow.

    He's like owed more chance of greatness.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    I hope he pulls this off .....
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    I thought the giro win was a ok ending tbh
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,981
    mididoctors said:

    I thought the giro win was a ok ending tbh

    Yep know what you mean, but he must be feeling good and confident - his insta post said as much.

    Just have to hope he can stay illness and injury free.
    Be interesting to see what his race program will be leading up to it.
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    Morkov and Cav will get it done.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    mididoctors said:

    I thought the giro win was a ok ending tbh

    Yes, but without the 3 day Tour.
  • heavymental
    heavymental Posts: 2,091
    Had to give it a go didn't he. Still up with the fastest out there, clearly still motivated, family supports the decision, team backing him so yeh, do it! Crashing out was such an anticlimax this year. Shame not to have the chance in Paris but hey ho.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited October 2023
    tailwindhome said:

    kingstongraham said:

    David Bryant and Phil Taylor

    Never heard of David Bryant...his Wikipedia entry is impress though.

    Phil Taylor a good shout. Should have had him

    Jonathan Edwards's world record has stood for 28 years. Also Alistair Brownlee. Maybe not the best driver, but Lewis Hamilton's stats in F1 are the best.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    RichN95. said:

    tailwindhome said:

    kingstongraham said:

    David Bryant and Phil Taylor

    Never heard of David Bryant...his Wikipedia entry is impress though.

    Phil Taylor a good shout. Should have had him

    Jonathan Edwards's world record has stood for 28 years. Also Alistair Brownlee. Maybe not the best driver, but Lewis Hamilton's stats in F1 are the best.
    Very hard to work out who is the best driver, and I really don't like Hamilton, but he's easily top 3 ever.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited October 2023
    Anyway, I told my mother in law who is a big Cav fan on the weekend there's no way he'll return, so he's continuing the career long tradition of making me look like a right mug with a Cav prediction.
    _
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    m.r.m. said:

    Morkov and Cav will get it done.

    I like the energy..... I'm going negative to reverse jinx it like a sport fan from Celtic pride
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,822
    Vasilis Greek Name I can't spell is joining too

    The coach who Cav credited with his revival in 2021
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    takethehighroad said:

    Vasilis Greek Name I can't spell is joining too

    The coach who Cav credited with his revival in 2021

  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,572
    Finally got around to watching the Netflix documentary last night.
    Cav has come back from a very dark place, and credit to Peta for sticking beside him.

    Also Vasilis and the Aussie sports psychologist helped him rediscover his love for cycling as he overcame Epstein Barr.

    I hope he can have one final successful season and it looks like vino is trying to help get as many ducks in a row for him.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    I'd forgotten that they're not doing the standard finish into Paris next year.

    So on that basis.....keep going for another 2 years?!
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,818
    Just keep going until he wins a stage.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    edited October 2023
    At some point on Tuesday next week Mark may think that not only has he made a terrible mistake, he should actually have jacked it all in much earlier. Part of this is actually cobbled.


    Warning No formatter is installed for the format
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    At some point on Tuesday next week Mark may think that not only has he made a terrible mistake, he should actually have jacked it all in much earlier. Part of this is actually cobbled.


    That's a genuine 1900 m of drop .......that's a really big hill

    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908


    What a bizarre looking affair
    ...cobbles look tame enough thankfully. I'm going to watch this
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,981
    https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/inside-astana-qazaqstans-plan-to-make-tour-de-france-history-with-mark-cavendish/?utm_source=Velo,velovelovelo__-facebook,twitter&fbclid=IwAR2Tk_pvSaXgTX7oe7AaZwIUxZHKDkA4mNkHBeImIKPW_f_8abXsZGjwt3U&utm_medium=organic-social
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,123
    He had a very quiet Tour of Turkey. I assume it was just a bit of getting back into racing for him.
    BASI Nordic Ski Instructor
    Instagramme
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,572
    davidof said:

    He had a very quiet Tour of Turkey. I assume it was just a bit of getting back into racing for him.

    Think he was acting as lead out for Ces Bol, not riding for himself.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Great video interview with Michael Mørkøv here, who says Cav rang him from the hospital to get him to Astana. It's all in Danish though.

    The slight snorting farty noises seem to be from a rather cynical Brian Holm that thinks a couple of things a very funny (Cav saying Astana is fantastic, like a big family, for instance)

    https://www.eurosport.dk/all-sports/morkov-havde-aldrig-troet-han-skulle-kore-for-astana-cavendish-ringede-efter-styrtet-i-touren_vid2014647/video.shtml
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,282
    After completelt ignoring this thread and missing the BBC item in October I watched the CAV Netflix documentary this week whilst laid up.

    My thought at the end was that he'll have another crack at it, and for once I seem/hope to have proved myself right.
    Advocate of disc brakes.

Categories