Brit Mark Cavendish will have to wait until tomorrow’s laps on the Champs-Elysees for his chance to add on more Tour de France victory to his palmares and break Eddy Merckx’s stage win record at the race.
After the exertions of climbing Mont Ventoux twice yesterday, today’s stage of the 2021 Tour de France offered a slight respite to the peloton, with only one third category climb in the middle of the day.
Mark Cavendish moved to within one win of Eddy Merckx’s all-time record as he collected his 33rd career Tour de France victory on stage 10 into Valence.
Peter Sagan notched his first win of the season today, notching Stage 10 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia in Foligno after his Bora-Hansgrohe team ejected several sprinters from the peloton in a fast build up.
France’s Victor Lafay claimed Stage 8 in Guardia Sanframondi as he powered to victory from a 9-man breakaway group at the bottom of the 4km long finishing climb.
Taco van der Hoorn of the Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Matériaux team claimed an unexpected solo victory today in the 3rd stage of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. Hoorn was the only one of the eight breakaway riders to stay away… Read More »2021 Giro d’Italia: Stage 3 Results
In his first ever Grand Tour, Belgium’s Tim Merlier claimed victory in Stage 2 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia in Novara, beating Giacomo Nizzolo and Elia Viviani at the end of a long bunch sprint.
Today, in the final stage of the Tour of Turkey, Cavendish again saw victory. The stage win was his third in the race, but more importantly, the 150th win in his pro career.
The seaside resort of Kemer, lying on the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Turkey, witnessed another mark in the seeming return of Mark Cavendish along with a huge milestone for the Deceuninck – Quick-Step team
European Champion Annemiek van Vleuten and Kasper Asgreen found success in the 2021 Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday.