10. Mark Cavendish: There is always a finish line

The Joe Wicks Podcast

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Joe Wicks wants to know: What’s the one thing that makes life better? Joe loves finding ways to boost his mental and physical health, so he’s asking some of his inspiring mates about their secret to physical and mental happiness. Whether it’s a high-intensity cycle, a freezing cold shower or a good long dog-walk, every guest will share the one thing that works for them. Mark Cavendish MBE is one of the UK's most successful sportsmen. Known as the 'Manx Missile', he's been World Champion on the track and on the road, BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2011, and though he's missed the Tour de France in 2020, with 30 stage victories, he's sitting second only to Eddy Merckx for the most of all time. Who would have thought that when he's recovering from a race, he likes nothing more than building lego sets and improving his drawing. Joe sits down with his friend Mark for an intimate conversation about cycling (that time Mark dragged Joe up a mountain in Italy). But also about Mark's experience of depression and the impact it had on his health, career and the people closest to him. Mark talks about the restorative power of time spend doing normal 'Dad stuff' at home, and his pride in being part of a modern moment for British cycling. Summer holiday’s been postponed and you’re feeling down? Forget about it. This is sunshine in a podcast. Joe Wicks is here for you, and he won’t stop until you’re fit and happy. Producer: Clare Salisbury Editor: Dimitri Houtart A BBC Audio Bristol production for Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. Hi everybody I'm I'm Joe Wicks and welcome to the Joe Wicks podcast.
0:15.0	In this podcast I want to get you motivated to get fit and feel good.
0:19.0	When I'm feeling a bit low I know a workout will always give me energy and there's so much evidence out there now
0:25.0	which shows how physical fitness can really change the way we feel.
0:27.8	So I'm speaking to inspirational people to find out what tips they have about
0:31.8	looking after their mental health
0:33.1	and how to physically fit and strong.
0:37.0	And it doesn't get much more inspirational my guest this week. It's Mark
0:44.2	Cavendish, one of the greatest sportsmen of all time. He's known as the fastest
0:48.5	sprint cyclists in the world and he's been world champion and BBC sports
0:52.3	personality of the year and even though he's been world champion and BBC sports personality of the year.
0:53.6	And even though he's not racing in this year's tour,
0:55.8	he told me he's still aiming to smash the record for the most
0:58.5	tour of France stage victories of all time.
1:02.0	He really is an incredible athlete, someone who's so determined, and I'm really proud
1:06.1	and lucky to say that he's actually a friend of mine, and I was even lucky enough to go and
1:09.7	cycle with me in Italy with my brother Nickin. It was just the most incredible experience.
1:14.0	Then to ride alongside and you just realize what an incredible determined athlete he is.
1:20.0	I spoke to Mark in August when he was back home in between races and he explained why he isn't cycling the tour this year to keep listening for that
1:26.7	I was really surprised about how open Mark was about he struggles with mental health and you know the feelings he experienced after these big wins and
1:33.6	coming back off tour and he also talks about the things he does to relax whilst on the
1:37.3	tour bus or if he's away on a training camp and let's just say that the thing he
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