- British rider makes it a hat-trick of victories in Châteauroux
- Cavendish is only two wins shy of Eddy Merckx’s record
An irrepressible Mark Cavendish made it a hat-trick of wins in Châteauroux, blasting past his sprint rivals once more to claim his 32nd stage win in the Tour de France. Victory in stage six’s drag-strip finish, which he described as a “massive old-school Tour de France sprint”, demonstrated that the momentum once lost to his career has returned with a vengeance.
With two stage wins in three days, the rider whose form was so cold that he was virtually frozen out of cycling is now piping hot again. This time there were few tears, just jubilation, as he hugged his Deceuninck-Quick-Step teammates beyond the finish line.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Châteauroux
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/01/mark-cavendish-wins-remarkable-second-tour-de-france-stage-chateauroux-cycling under the title “Tour de France: Mark Cavendish proves the comeback king of Châteauroux”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
