Most Tour de France stage wins: Merckx vs Cavendish comparison

Most Tour de France stage wins: Merckx vs Cavendish comparison

Mark Cavendish has postponed his retirement plans and will race on in 2024 so has one last opportunity to break the record for the most Tour de France stage wins. The Manxman currently shares the record with Eddy Merckx after crashing out of the 2023 race on stage eight and here we assess how the records of the two great riders compare.

Cavendish seeks historic stage win on final Tour

Cavendish seeks historic stage win on final Tour

Emotions will be running high for Mark Cavendish over the next three weeks whatever happens on the long road from Bilbao to Paris. Over the course of the past two decades, the Manxman has earned a reputation as the greatest sprinter cycling has seen, and nowhere has he done more to burnish that reputation than at the Tour de France.

2023 Tour de France: Stage-by-stage guide

2023 Tour de France: Stage-by-stage guide

The 2023 Tour de France starts in Bilbao, with the Basque Country Grand Depart making for a route which is difficult from the very start. After some tough opening stages, the Pyrenees come as early as stage five, with no time for anybody to ease into three weeks of punishing racing which will climax in the Alps in the third week.

Tour de France 2022 predictions, odds & betting tips

Tour de France 2022 predictions, odds & betting tips

With stage one set to start in Copenhagen on July 1, we’ve picked out our Tour de France 2022 predictions for the leading betting market on this iconic contest. The 109th edition of cycling’s blue riband event will finish on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 24.

Tour de France 2019: Where could the race be won?

Tour de France 2019: Where could the race be won?

We’ve put together an interactive stage guide for the Tour de France 2019 which not only gives you all the information you’d expect but also includes an analysis of each stage’s importance to the riders challenging for the yellow jersey. We’ve done this by breaking down the performance of the last 10 yellow jersey winners on each type of stage and at each point in the Tour de France, which we’ve used to rank each of this year’s stages based on their importance.

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