2024 TDF And here it is, number 35!!
A historic victory! Congratulations from Alexander Kristoff, Cav flies over the finish line!
Wednesday, July 3: Stage 5, St.-Jean-de-Maurienne - St. Vulbas, 177.4 km
And that's number thirty-five. MARK CAVENDISH (1985) silenced everyone once and for all. Anyone who doubted – imagined or real – that he could still do it. Mark Cavendish, thirty-nine years old, but forever young. “That acceleration, that lunge to the left. With a powerful sprint, Mark Cavendish took Eddy Merckx's victory record in the Tour de France on Wednesday. The Manx Missile sprinted so hard that he crossed the line with a dropped chain.
Until Wednesday, July 3, Mark Cavendish and Eddy Merckx shared the record number of stage victories in the Tour de France, but after a sprint win in the fifth stage, the Briton is the only record holder with 35 stage victories. Afterwards, Merckx posted congratulations on social media and Cavendish said he "loves Eddy". "He has always been super sweet to me. I have not taken anything away from the great Eddy Merckx. This is just a number. Eddy Merckx is Eddy Merckx."
The 79-year-old Merckx congratulated Cavendish via a story on his Instagram channel: "Congratulations Mark on this historic achievement," he said. "Such a good guy who breaks my record in the Tour."
Up to 36, Cav!
(photo "Het Nieuwsblad", July 4, 2024)
2024 TDF And here it is, number 35!!
A historic victory! Congratulations from Alexander Kristoff, Cav flies over the finish line!
Wednesday, July 3: Stage 5, St.-Jean-de-Maurienne - St. Vulbas, 177.4 km
And that's number thirty-five. MARK CAVENDISH (1985) silenced everyone once and for all. Anyone who doubted – imagined or real – that he could still do it. Mark Cavendish, thirty-nine years old, but forever young. “That acceleration, that lunge to the left. With a powerful sprint, Mark Cavendish took Eddy Merckx's victory record in the Tour de France on Wednesday. The Manx Missile sprinted so hard that he crossed the line with a dropped chain.
Until Wednesday, July 3, Mark Cavendish and Eddy Merckx shared the record number of stage victories in the Tour de France, but after a sprint win in the fifth stage, the Briton is the only record holder with 35 stage victories. Afterwards, Merckx posted congratulations on social media and Cavendish said he "loves Eddy". "He has always been super sweet to me. I have not taken anything away from the great Eddy Merckx. This is just a number. Eddy Merckx is Eddy Merckx."
The 79-year-old Merckx congratulated Cavendish via a story on his Instagram channel: "Congratulations Mark on this historic achievement," he said. "Such a good guy who breaks my record in the Tour."
Up to 36, Cav!
(photo "Het Nieuwsblad", July 4, 2024)