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Laura Weislo

How Mark Cavendish broke Eddy Merckx's all-time Tour de France stage win record

Mark Cavendish Cav Pascal Ackermann Philipsen Tour de France De Lie France Michael Mørkøv Phil Bauhaus Eurosport
Briton Mark Cavendish of Astana Qazaqstan celebrates on the podium after winning stage 5 of the 2024 Tour de France cycling race, from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas, France (177,4 km) on Wednesday 03 July 2024. The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 29 June and will finish in Nice, France on 21 July. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Mark Cavendish finally did it - he broke Eddy Merckx's Tour de France stage victory record by winning his 35th stage. It was a record that stood for 48 years. 

Not only is Cavendish's record remarkable for the comparison with a legend like Merckx, but it also cements the Manx Missile as the best sprinter in the history of cycling, and possibly the best there ever will be.

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