Cavendish is approaching the Merckx record

The Brit, who has fallen a long way in recent years, sprinted to his 33rd stage victory in the Tour de France on Tuesday and is now only one success behind the cycling legend from Belgium. For Cavendish, who won the final just ahead of the Belgians Wout van Aert and Jasper Philipsen, the triumph on the 190,7 kilometer long section from the Olympic venue Albertville to Valence was already the third day's victory this year.

The former world champion from the Deceuninck-Quick-Step team is becoming more and more the star of this 108th Tour of France alongside yellow card holder and defending champion Tadej Pogacar. After his victories in Fougères, Châteauroux and Valence, there will also be further chances to not only catch up with Merckx, but also to become the sole record holder for daily victories in the world's most important cycling race in 2021. Two times to Mont Ventoux After the perfectly prepared sprint show by veteran Cavendish, which was preceded by a nervous stage, the focus should be completely on the new tour dominator Pogacar on Wednesday. The Slovenian duped the entire competition in the Alps last weekend and is considered the hottest contender for the next big coup in the difficult stage, in which the legendary Mont Ventoux in Provence will be crossed twice for the first time on Wednesday.

In contrast to the hard and cold Alpine stages at the weekend, the next series of Corona tests had no consequences for the field. 164 of 165 riders were able to continue the race at the start of the second week of the tour, only the German Jonas Koch was unable to take part due to an unspecified illness. “Unfortunately, Jonas Koch has been ill for the past two days and will not appear at the start of the 10th stage,” said his team Intermarché-Wanty Gobert. Roglic doesn't give up Primoz Roglic, who suffered from a fall, has not been there since the weekend. The Jumbo Visma professional was considered one of the top favorites for yellow after narrowly losing out to his compatriot Tadej Pogacar in 2020. If sporting director Merijn Zeeman has his way, Roglic will make another attempt next year. “He will return to the tour next year. This is the race where he wants to show that he is number one in the world. He will come back,” Zeeman told the specialist portal Cyclingnews .

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Cavendish is approaching the Merckx record

Veteran star Mark Cavendish took advantage of his big opportunity before the climbing ordeal on Mont Ventoux and is about to break Eddy Merckx's ancient record.

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