Cycling-Cavendish closes in on Merckx's Tour stage win record


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 01 Jul 2021

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 6 - Tours to Chateauroux - France - July 1, 2021 Deceuninck–Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish of Britain celebrates as he crosses the line to win stage 6 Pool via REUTERS/Guillaume Horcajuelo

CHATEAUROUX, France (Reuters) -Mark Cavendish's stunning comeback on the Tour de France continued when the Briton claimed his second victory in this year's race with a perfectly-executed sprint on Thursday.

The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider now has 32 stage wins on the Tour and is two short of the all-time record of Belgian great Eddy Merck as he takes part in the world's greatest race for the first time since 2018.

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