Mark Cavendish wins the Saint Vulbas sprint and is now the cyclist with the most Tour stages in history
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The British cyclist of the team Astana Kazakhstan Mark Cavendish ha cattle the fifth stage of the 2024 Tour de Francethis Wednesday, in the sprint, in Saint Vulbas, and, in this way, At 35, he has become the cyclist who has won the most stages of the Tour de France in history. of the race. Cavendish was tied, since 2021, with 34 wins, for first place among riders with the most Tour stages, with the legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckxone of the best riders of all time, if not the best, but, at 39 years old, he has broken that tie on a day that will remain in the memory of the Tour and of cycling. There are no significant changes in the overall standings, with Tadej Pogacar still in the lead.
Advance
Stage classification
1 – CAVENDISH Mark (Astana) 4:08:46
2 – PHILIPSEN Jasper (Alpecin) mt
3 – KRISTOFF Alexander (Uno-X) mt
4 – DE LIE Arnaud (Lotto) mt
5 – JAKOBSEN Fabio (DSM) mt
6 – ACKERMANN Pascal (Israel) mt
7 – DÉMARE Arnaud (Arkéa) mt
8 – THIJSSEN Gerben (Intermarché) mt
9 – GIRMAY Biniam (Intermarché) mt
10 – VAN DEN BERG Marijn (EF Education) mt
General ranking
1 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 23:15:24
2 – EVENEPOEL Remco (Soudal) + 0:45
3 – VINGEGAARD Jonas (Visma) + 0:50
4 – AYUSO Juan (UAE) + 1:10
5 – ROGLIC Primoz (BORA) + 1:14
6 – RODRIGUEZ Carlos (INEOS) + 1:16
7 – LANDA Mikel (Soudal) + 1:32
8 – ALMEIDA João (UAE) mt
9 – CICCONE Giulio (Lidl) + 3:20
10 – BERNAL Egan (INEOS) + 3:21
16 – BILBAO Pello (Bahrain) + 4:40
Source: Eitb

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