“Stress He Went Through…:”as the World Recovers From Mark Cavendish’s Career-Ending Crash Lance Armstrong Throws Light on the Sprinter’s Struggle for Tour-De-France

It’s official. Mark Cavendish is out of the final Tour de France of his career. The professional cyclist had announced that this would be the final year of his career. The 38-year-old British rider, unfortunately, crashed while racing during the 8th stage of the race. Cavendish developed a severe injury in his right collarbone, and with that, he made his untimely exit. This shocked several people across the world, including legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Fans all over the world are devastated by this unexpected turn of events. The Briton was a favorite for the title and is one of the most adored cyclists. And, quite expectedly, Cavendish fans wanted their star rider to win his last tournament. However, there’s a possibility that this may not be the last time he rides as a pro.

Lance Armstrong Thinks it’s Not Over Yet

In a recently uploaded YouTube video, former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong spoke about his thoughts on the accident. Armstrong said that this may not be the final year of the Brit’s career. He further said, “there are two scenarios for Mark Cavendish in this Tour de France. One is, you know, either he won yesterday and broke the record, or maybe we wait until ten years he breaks the record in Paris. That’s certainly the greatest story imaginable and the other is to leave in an ambulance. I mean they’re so far apart and, and um it was awful awful to see.”

Armstrong also said that a collarbone injury is not much of a career threat. He noted that collarbone injuries are prevalent in cycling. “If you haven’t broken a collarbone, then you haven’t (ridden) very much.”

Lance Armstrong also said that Mark Cavendish had a hard time finding a good team in the off-season. “the drama and the stress that he went through in the off season trying to find just find a team that had an entry into the tour. That that seemed absolutely ridiculous that there wasn’t uh better options for him. I mean, I’m not going to sit here and criticize Astana but that’s not a great team for him.”

Speaking on what could have been a possible good fit for Cavendish, Armstrong said, “if Mark Cavendish had a Matthew Vanderpool Woody have already won a stage.” 

Astana Qazaqstan is Ready to Give Cavendish Another Year: Alexander Vinokourov

Despite Mark Cavendish’s scheduled retirement after this season, Astana Qazaqstan’s general manager Alexander Vinokourov announced the team will give him a contract extension to participate in the Tour de France in 2024. Vinokourov said that Cavendish has all the support he needs from the team.

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However, he also mentioned that the final decision rests in his hands. Cavendish is just one stage victory away from getting the most Tour de France stage wins in the history of the tournament.

Vinokourov said that he had also suffered a femur injury in 2011, the year he planned to retire. However, he did not intend to go out like that. “I stayed on and fought hard to win the Olympic Games in London the following year. Mark has the same mentality and the same determination to achieve his ultimate goal. We’re ready to give him that opportunity. But it’s up to him.” Do you think Mark Cavendish will postpone his retirement to return in 2024?

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