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Mark Cavendish made history with a record-breaking 35th stage win at the Tour de France, sprinting to victory in Saint-Vulbas.
Having missed out on the chance to contest the sprint finish on Stage 3 after being caught up in a crash, Cavendish surged to victory on Stage 5, surviving a chaotic dash to the line by showing all of his veteran nous.
Cavendish surpassed the great Eddy Merckx as the outright record-holder at the French Grand Tour having drawn alongside the Belgian in 2021.
The 39-year-old narrowly missed out on an historic victory in the colours of Astana Qazaqstan last year before crashing out of the race.
But having reversed a planned retirement at the end of 2023, Cavendish delivered to seize number victory number 35 at the race.
The Manx man, knighted earlier this year, won his first Tour stage in 2008.
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