Mark Cavendish could hardly believe his luck. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

Record victory: Cavendish writes Tour history

Mark Cavendish made history at the Tour de France.

July 03, 2024

From: apa/dl

The 39-year-old Briton won the mass sprint in Saint-Vulbas on Wednesday and took his 35th stage win in the Tour de France. This means that Cavendish now holds the sole record for victories, which he previously shared with Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx.

On Wednesday, Cavendish stormed to victory on the fifth stage and showed his class at the age of 39. "King Cav" defeated Jasper Philipsen and Alexander Kristoff in a mass sprint after the 177,4 kilometers between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Saint-Vulbas.

As expected, nothing changed at the top of the overall ranking. After his climbing show the day before, Tadej Pogacar, who is wearing the yellow jersey, is still 45 seconds ahead of Belgian Remco Evenepoel and 50 seconds ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard.

The sprinters stay on the train

On Thursday, it's the sprinters' turn again. On the sixth stage, the professionals will cover 163,5 kilometers from Macon to Dijon. The easy, flat stage offers few major hurdles. In the end, there will probably be a mass sprint in the final 800 meters before the finish.