Birth of Mark Cavendish21 May 1985
Birth of Mark Cavendish
Historical person
Mark Cavendish Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mark Cavendish, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
7 records1985–20095 events1 places
Chronological biography
1985
2008
Giro dItalia2008
Winner of 2 stages in the Giro dItalia
Tour de France2008
Winner of 4 sprint stages in the Tour de France
Tour de Romandie2008
At the Tour de Romandie, Cavendish won the prologue time-trial, beating compatriot Bradley Wiggins and emphasising his short-distance time-trial abilities
World Champion2008
Winner of the Madison World Championships in Manchester with Bradley Wiggins
2009
Giro dItalia2009
Winner of 3 stages in the Giro dItalia. At the start of the 2009 Giro dItalia Columbia won the Team Time Trial and he was given the Maglia Rosa leaders jersey, the first British rider to ever wear it
Tour de France2009
Winner of 6 sprint stages in the Tour de France. In winning the third stage he became the first Briton to hold the green jersey for two days in a row. Cavendishs win on stage 11 enabled him to reclaim the green jersey from rival Thor Hushovd, and equalled Barry Hobans British record of eight Tour de France stage wins
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.