Personal Life
He lives on the Isle of Man and has a training base in Quarrata, Tuscany, Italy. Cavendish is in a relationship with former glamour model and Page Three girl Peta Todd. On 3 April 2012, Cavendish announced the birth of their daughter, Delilah Grace Cavendish.
Cavendish has been described as confident, even arrogant. In 2008 he said: "When journalists at the Tour de France ask me if I am the best sprinter, I answer Yes, and that's seen as arrogance, but if they don't ask me, I don't say I'm the best sprinter in the world." In June 2009 his autobiography, Boy Racer, which covered his career to date, was published. At a press conference in London ahead of the 2009 Tour de France, Cavendish explained that the book was "more a biography of last year's Tour stage wins" than an autobiography. His "biggest motivation for writing it had been to explain himself better", to counter the way he came across during interviews immediately after races.
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