Mark Cavendish hopes his documentary makes mental health issues more relatable

Mark Cavendish wants to make mental health problems more relatable after opening up on his struggles with depression in a new documentary.

In ‘Mark Cavendish: Never Enough’, which launches on Netflix on August 2nd, the Manxman describes his battle with the Epstein-Barr virus and how a diagnosis of clinical depression left doctors worried about the prospect of self harm.

Cavendish insisted he did not want anybody to feel pity, but he hopes the film will reach people suffering with their own issues.

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“I’m conscious there’s people in a lot worse situations than me,” Cavendish said. “I don’t want to sit here saying I feel sorry for myself…I’m privileged to have the life I’ve had. What we want the film to show is that depression can affect anybody in the world no matter who you are.”

Cavendish, who has remained silent on speculation he might defer retirement for another year after a broken collarbone prematurely ended his bid to win a record-breaking 35th career Tour de France stage, attended a private screening of the film with family and friends in central London on Thursday.

Afterwards, rather than the usual conversations he might have with people about bike rides, the Manxman heard from those who had experienced problems of their own.

“Everyone is human,” Cavendish added. “It doesn’t matter where you are in life, what your background is or what you do. We’re all humans and