- Cavendish within one stage win of Eddy Merckx’s record
- Victory in stage 10 was Cavendish’s third in this year’s tour
Mark Cavendish continued his fairytale return to the Tour de France in Valence by holding off Belgian national champion Wout Van Aert to take the 33rd stage win of his professional career in the race. His third stage win on this year’s Tour leaves him only one short of equalling the record of Eddy Merckx, who was overall Tour winner five times.
Cavendish, having survived a torrid weekend of Alpine racing, was at home in the Drome. Once again the lead-out he was given was exemplary with six of his Deceuninck Quick-Step teammates driving hard towards the finish to set up another irresistible sprint, which provided the cue for more jubilant celebrations.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Valence
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