@iamrichroll: This week I sit down with Mark Cavendish—an athlete who bounced back from career-ending setbacks and a protracted struggle with mental health to become the greatest sprinter in the history of cycling. Over the course of his storied career, Mark has taken home 55 Grand Tour stage victories, 162 professional victories, and has won an astonishing 34 stages of the Tour de France, tying a previously thought impossible-to-match record set almost 50 years ago by Eddy Merckx. At the pinnacle of his career, Mark suffered a debilitating crash, began to battle seemingly insurmountable health obstacles—a debilitating crash, disordered eating, depression, and Epstein-Barr—that took him out of elite performance contention for nearly five years. But instead of ending his career, Mark fought back. In an extraordinary comeback Tour de France in 2021, Mark won four stages and the green jersey nearly a decade after he had last won it—a meteoric rise, fall, and resurrection beautifully portrayed in the recent Netflix documentary, Mark Cavendish: Never Enough. This is a revealing conversation about grit, commitment, mental health, and the hard-wrought journey to success. We discuss his highs and lows, his mental health journey, his new relationship with goals, and how he is managing the pressure to eclipse Eddie Merckx's historic record at this summer’s TdF. I found Mark to be humble and grateful—a gentle champion with a firm grasp on what is truly important and why. My hope is that Mark's story will serve you as a powerful reminder that taking responsibility for your mental health is crucial, and that no matter how far you've fallen, there is always hope to build a better future for yourself and others. Episode 799. Click link in bio for more. ✌🏼🌱🚴🏼- Rich

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