Champion cyclist wants to shake up the sport’s business model

Nov 28, 2025 – 3.05pm

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For someone who has come to doubt the reliability of the gesture later in life, Mark Cavendish is in possession of a proper handshake. Firm and forthright with the right amount of eye contact, he shakes hands the way you would expect from a former world champion.

We are meeting for lunch at Chiswick, Matt Moran’s garden-to-plate restaurant in Woollahra, which seemed like a good choice because the views through its French doors are objectively lovely in Spring and it’s also open on a Monday.

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