Of course, he won the finale of his great career, probably the greatest of any sprinter. The little man with the mighty thighs crossed the finish line first one last time. Even if it wasn’t an official cycling race, just one run by the organizers Tour de France organized invitation event in Singapore.

Nor is it bold to claim that Mark Cavendish should win this competition. At least that’s what the strange-looking sprint of second-placed Jasper Philipsen suggests, who certainly didn’t use all of his physical strength shortly before the finish line. In the end, that didn’t matter. Obviously every starter granted Cavendish this conclusion on his last big appearance in the saddle.