Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 4 - Redon to Fougeres - France - June 29, 2021 Deceuninck–Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish of Britain celebrates on the podium after winning the stage 4 Pool via REUTERS/Tim De Waele
FOUGERES, France (Reuters) - Having waited five years to add to his 30 Tour de France stage wins, Mark Cavendish was enjoying the moment and bluntly refused to be drawn into speculation about reaching Belgian great Eddy Merckx's all-time best mark of 34.
The Briton won his first stage on the Tour since 2016 after being included at the last moment in his Deceuninck-Quick Step team for the race as a stand-in for the injured Sam Bennett.
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