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2010. Became the second British rider—after Robert Millar—to win a stage in all three of the Grand Tours with victory at stage 12 of the 2010 Vuelta a España. He went on to win the points classification in the Vuelta a Espana, his first points classification victory in a Grand Tour. [9] 2011
Several young riders, most of them in their first year at this level of the sport, joined the team to be members of Cavendish's new leadout train, which lacked Cavendish's primary leadout man from 2009, Mark Renshaw, for the first several months of the season due to Epstein-Barr virus. [1]
On 3 July 2024, Cavendish took win number 35 on stage 5 finishing in Saint-Vulbas, breaking the all-time record for greatest number of Tour de France stage wins. [270] [271] The following day, it was reported that Cavendish had received a warning from race officials for deviating from his sprinting line during the Stage 5 victory. [272]
Mark Cavendish made cycling history on Wednesday, winning a record-breaking 35th stage at the Tour de France. The 39-year-old has now surpassed legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx after winning a ...
Cavendish initially planned to retire after the 2023 season but changed course and returned with the goal of passing Merckx for Tour de France stage wins. He had equaled Merckx’s mark of 34 wins ...
The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th ... Mark Cavendish (GBR) 6: 9 July ... On Stage 7 Chavanel again raced away from the field to take his second stage win and ...
Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar retained the race leader's yellow jersey, but the day belonged to Cavendish. He equaled Merckx’s mark of 34 wins during the 2021 Tour and went close to No. 35 in ...
Mark Cavendish has the most mass finish stage wins with 35 ahead of André Darrigade and André Leducq with 22, François Faber with 19 and Eddy Merckx with 18. [28] The youngest Tour de France stage winner is Fabio Battesini, who was 19 when he won stage 3 in the 1931 Tour de France.