Mark Cavendish has set the gold standard for Tour de France sprinters and in the peloton he's already revered as one in a bullion.
But if the Manx missile wins a record 35th stage on cycling's ultimate test of endurance and power, he will no longer belong merely to the ranks of royalty on two wheels. Cavendish will be the greatest of all time. When they compile Le Tour's greatest hits album, he admits: “I want my name in that book.”
He has no worries on that score. Go past Eddy Merckx, the Belgian legend with whom he currently shares the record of 34 stage wins, and Cavendish will be on the front cover.
