Updates and reports from the 2024 Tour de France, as Mark Cavendish claimed a record-breaking 35th stage victory during a dramatic finish to stage five.
Sir Mark Cavendish has won a record-breaking 35th career Tour de France stage with victory on stage five in Saint-Vulbas.Three years after matching Eddy Merckx on 34 during the 2021 Tour, Cavendish moved clear of the Belgian to stand alone in Tour history.Cavendish came off the wheel of Fabio Jakobsen in the finale and had the power to hold off Jasper Philipsen.
Even since those wins three years ago, Cavendish has endured more difficulty, only signing a last-minute deal with Astana Qazaqstan ahead of the 2023 season after the collapse of another move, then seeing last year's Tour end abruptly on stage eight.
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