Mark Cavendish

I want to win wherever I race, the team's invested a lot in me.

— Mark Cavendish

The Belgian people, they're so happy.

— Mark Cavendish

The Tour de France is ridiculously hard.

— Mark Cavendish

I realised my whole focus each year is about the Tour de France.

— Mark Cavendish

Every rider trains their muscles but few train their brain.

— Mark Cavendish

There's no emotion. I just see the gap and, instinctively, go for it.

— Mark Cavendish

I need to be on a bike, mentally as much as physically.

— Mark Cavendish

I do want to race motorbikes when I retire.

— Mark Cavendish

My job in the Tour is to get the sponsor's logo in the most prominent place.

— Mark Cavendish

I don't listen to any music when I train - I do it outdoors, and I'm not a fan of iPods on…

— Mark Cavendish

When you're a young pro from an undeveloped country in road cycling then you're on the back foot.

— Mark Cavendish

For any young rider even competing in the San Remo is one of the biggest things - but to win it is…

— Mark Cavendish

Once you can accept that you have a mental illness, that is when you can work on it.

— Mark Cavendish

The descents are quite fun - everybody has a sort of competition and tries to go for it and then you compare…

— Mark Cavendish

If I do a circuit, then after three laps I could tell you where all the potholes were.

— Mark Cavendish

Sometimes it can be more tiring with the kids than on the bike but I'm absolutely loving it.

— Mark Cavendish

Training-wise, I don't have an extreme plan I stick to. I know what I have to do, I know the goal. But…

— Mark Cavendish

People's brains work differently. The brain is like a muscle and you have to train it, keep it active, keep active in…

— Mark Cavendish

If you're winning bike races ahead of guys who're older than you then they're going to get upset. When some young guy…

— Mark Cavendish

I think an Olympic medal is the only thing missing from what I can physically achieve as a cyclist. I can't win…

— Mark Cavendish

Track and road cycling are very different things. It is easy to look at them both as cycling but going from the…

— Mark Cavendish

If you want a lot of endorsements then you'd pick the Olympics. But I've had a passion for the Tour since I…

— Mark Cavendish

I'm a fan of motorsport and a fan of McLaren and I was lucky to work with the company on a small…

— Mark Cavendish

Since we married, Peta's taken over a lot of my cooking and she's incredible. She'll do different meals for me and the…

— Mark Cavendish

The other sprinters are big and powerful but I have different strengths. The first thing is my leg speed. Most guys sprint…

— Mark Cavendish

I like to have plans in place so I know what I am doing and when. Take nutrition. When I am on…

— Mark Cavendish

It's so ironic that the better you get the easier it becomes to win.

— Mark Cavendish

Psychological edge is massive in sprinting.

— Mark Cavendish

I use an inhaler myself and have done since I was 15.

— Mark Cavendish

I learned from BMX and skateboarding how to take a fall.

— Mark Cavendish

Second doesn't mean anything in cycling.

— Mark Cavendish

The Olympics is where you see out of this world performances, isn't it?

— Mark Cavendish

Yorkshire is a hard place to ride a bike.

— Mark Cavendish

I'm pretty happy with my career. I just know what I'm capable of.

— Mark Cavendish

All that matters is to be first across the line.

— Mark Cavendish

I always go for broke. It's win or nothing for me.

— Mark Cavendish

I have a fondness for junk food - it still calls me, sometimes.

— Mark Cavendish

At the end of the day I want to be the first rider across that finish line and I'll just find the…

— Mark Cavendish

But you have to take asthma seriously. People do not realise the stress our bodies go under.

— Mark Cavendish

The way I dig in to push myself through mountain climbs is totally psychological. I'm not designed to do that stuff. It's…

— Mark Cavendish