Britain’s Mark Cavendish had been looking for a record-breaking thirty fifth Tour de France stage victory for years – and in Saint Vulbas on stage 5 of the 2024 Tour, he lastly made the dream a actuality.
It was traditional Cavendish – after being deftly ushered via the final 10 kilometres by his Astana Qazaqstan crew, the ultimate 500 metres noticed the Manx rider jinking from wheel to wheel earlier than springing forth to take the lead with an influence and assuredness that totally defied his 39 years.
The Manxman began profitable on the Tour in 2008 at Chateauroux, and 13 years later, having made a sensational comeback, he rode in to the historical past books. He has lengthy been the race’s best ever sprinter, now he is likely one of the occasions best riders.
For the primary six years of his Tour presence he was the dominant sprinter on the race, however after a brief resurgence in 2016 when he received three levels driving for Dimension Knowledge, had endured a fallow interval resulting from sickness. He missed the 2019 and 2020 editions and through this time admitted himself he might by no means return to the race that has captivated him since he was a toddler.
Then this yr he was chosen for the race with lower than per week to go after Sam Bennett succumbed to a knee harm after which launched into an unbelievable comeback that nobody anticipated. Not even him.
We determined to plot all of his 34 wins on a map. Click on on every one and for a short description and hyperlink to our authentic report.
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Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France levels wins
1. Chateauroux. July 7, 2008 Group Columbia (23) 2. Toulouse, July 12, 2008 Group Columbia (23) 3. Narbonne, July 17, 2008 Group Columbia (23) 4. Nimes, July 18, 2008 Group Columbia (23) 5. Brignoles, July 5, 2009 Group Columbia – HTC (24) 6. La Grand-Motte, July 6, 2009 Group Columbia – HTC (24) 7. Issoudun, July 14, 2009 Group Columbia – HTC (24) 8. Saint-Fargeau, July 15, 2009 Group Columbia – HTC (24) 9. Aubenas, July 24, 2009 Group Columbia – HTC (24) 10. Paris, Champs-Élysées, July 26, 2009 Group Columbia – HTC (24) 11. Montargis, July 8, 2010 Group HTC – Columbia (25) 12. Gueugnon, July 9, 2010 Group HTC – Columbia (25) 13. Bourg-Lés-Valence, July 15, 2010 Group HTC – Columbia (25) 14. Bordeaux, July 23, 2010 Group HTC – Columbia (25) 15. Paris, Champs-Élysées, July 25, 2010 Group HTC – Columbia (25) 16. Cap Fréhel, July 6, 2011 HTC – Highroad (26) 17. Châteauroux, July 8, 2011 HTC – Highroad (26) 18. Lavaur, July 13, 2011 HTC – Highroad (26) 19. Montpellier, July 17, 2011 HTC – Highroad (26) 20. Paris, Champs-Élysées, July 24, 2011 HTC – Highroad (26) 21. Tournai (Bel), July 2, 2012 Group Sky (27) 22. Brive-la-Gaillarde, July 20, 2012 Group Sky (27) 23. Paris, Champs-Élysées, July 22, 2012 Group Sky (27) 24. Marseille, July 3, 2013 OmegaPharma – Quickstep (28) 25. Saint-Amand-Montrond, July 12, 2013 OmegaPharma – Quickstep (28) 26. Fougéres, July 10, 2015 Etixx – Fast Step (30) 27. Utah Seashore, July 2, 2016 Dimension Knowledge (31) 28. Angers, July 4, 2016 Dimension Knowledge (31) 29. Montuban, July 7, 2016 Dimension Knowledge (31) 30. Villard-les-Dombes Parc Oiseaux, July 16, 2016 Dimension Knowledge (31) 31. Fougéres, June 29, 2021 Deceuninck Fast-Step (36) 32. Châteauroux, July 1, 2021 Deceuninck Fast-Step (36) 33. Valence, July 6, 2021 Deceuninck Fast-Step (36) 34. Carcassonne, July 9, 2021 Deceuninck Fast-Step (36) 35. Saint Vulbas, July 3, 2024 Astana Qazaqstan (39) Cavendish’s age on the time of the victory in brackets.
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish again on the high – YouTube
