Cavendish wins 35th Tour de France stage to pass Merckx record

Sir Mark Cavendish yesterday made history by breaking the record for Tour de France stage wins. His 35th stage victory in Saint-Vulbas took him beyond the great Eddy Merckx, who held the record for decades before Cavendish matched him on 34 in 2021. It means 39-year-old Cavendish becomes the greatest Tour de France sprinter of [...]