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If you look at the usual trajectory of a sprinter’s career, they tend to have a period of high performance early on where they dominate, then it tails off. Some re-invent themselves, some disappear and some try and try to get back to where they were.
I think Cavendish has realised that his problems with Epstein-Barr means he’ll never get back to where he was. So now he’s racing still because he loves it and he’s using his knowledge and experience to educate his younger teammates.
I don’t think you can criticise him for that at all, he’s one of the greatest, if not the greatest, sprinters of all time after all. Lots of professional sport people complain after they’ve retired that they wish they’d carried on a bit longer, so as long as he is enjoying it and providing value to sponsors then who cares?