Cavendish last raced at the Tour this summer, where he sprinted to a historic stage win in Saint Vulbas, scoring his first stage win since 2021 and breaking Eddy Merckx's 49-year-old record.

Sir Mark Cavendish will not race the Tour again but he was less clear about whether he is putting his bike away at the end of this season after being knighted at Buckingham Palace

Sir Mark Cavendish has said it will be “really nice” to race as a Knight Commander as he received a knighthood at Windsor Castle.The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man finished this season with a record-breaking 35th career Tour stage win in what he said would “likely” be his last race.