Mark Cavendish’s record-breaking 35th stage win in the Tour de France was hailed by cycling’s great and good, especially as it came only days after he had almost been forced to quit this year’s race due to heatstroke.
In eclipsing the five-time Tour winner Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins, at 39, Cavendish, riding for the Astana Qazaqstan team, has confirmed his status as the greatest sprinter in the history of cycling.
