The hottest sprinter in the world – Telegraph

Mark Cavendish may be the first Uk cyclist to get the Tour de France’s green jersey, the first ever to wear the iconic rainbow jersey in almost 50 years and our only ever rider to capture the Giro d’Italia factors title. He is probably the most prolific sprinter in the Tour’s background, and – relating to L’Equipe – the very best sprinter ever. But smashing information and accumulating victories means whole new levels of popularity: which has come at a cost.

Living in about At Speed the goldfish bowl, he has come under open fire for his bombastic operating design and been portrayed as everything from an outlaw to a psychopath. Signing up for Sky in 2012, Cav shortly found his very own sprint interests to be incompatible using the team’s various other goals, while the expectations of a nation made his London Olympic failing hard to consider.

In At Swiftness Cav takes you through the highs and lows of it all in intimate detail. This is a take-no-prisoners accounts of life in the pinnacle of his sport, and learning how to survive in the fast street, both on / off the bike.