List of career achievements by Mark Cavendish
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, putting him on the first spot on the all-time list together with Eddy Merckx. With 52 Grand Tour stage victories he is third on the all-time list, and his 159 professional victories (as of 2022  Milano-Torino) rank him joint fifth, alongside Sean Kelly, of all time. Major results. Road. Source: Classic results timeline. Source: Major championship results timeline. Source: Awards. Cavendish 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.