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Mark Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France, missing outright record for stage wins

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Britain's Mark Cavendish (right) smiles prior to the fourth stage of the Tour de France in Nogaro, France on Tuesday. The ace sprinter crashed out of the race during the eighth stage on Saturday. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption

Britain's Mark Cavendish (right) smiles prior to the fourth stage of the Tour de France in Nogaro, France on Tuesday. The ace sprinter crashed out of the race during the eighth stage on Saturday.

LIMOGES, France — Mark Cavendish will have to share the record for most career stage wins at the Tour de France.

Competing in his final season, the ace sprinter crashed out of the race during the eighth stage on Saturday with a suspected collarbone fracture.

Cavendish equaled Eddy Merckx's record of 34 stage wins during the 2021 Tour, 13 years after his first success, but was not selected last year.

This edition was his last chance to become the outright record-holder after he announced in May during the Giro d'Italia that he will retire from cycling at the end of this season. Cavendish ended the Giro in style, winning the final stage in the historic center of Rome to post his 17th stage win at the Italian Grand Tour.

Known as "The Manx Missile" as he's from the Isle of Man, Cavendish was second in Friday's seventh stage.

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The 38-year-old former world champion crashed with 64 kilometers left while riding at the back of the peloton at about 45 kph (28 mph). TV images showed the veteran rider lying on the ground and holding his right shoulder in pain.

Cavendish's teammate, Gianni Moscon, said he had to brake suddenly because of a crash in front of him "and someone changed line and he just hit the rear wheel of the guy in front of him and went down."

"It was quite bad," Mosconi added. "I stayed with him but he wasn't able to go on with the race so we had to go back in the peloton."

Cavendish went into an ambulance for treatment and looked ashen-faced before his retirement from the race was announced.

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Merckx amassed his wins in the 1960s and 70s, an era during which his domination was such that he earned the nickname "The Cannibal." Unlike Merckx, who won a record five Tours, Cavendish has never won and specialized in the sprints.

His speed, prowess and longevity among his fellow sprinters have no equal at the Tour.

"It's so sad for a legend to finish the Tour like this," said former world champion Mads Pedersen, who won Saturday's stage in a mass sprint. "For me it was a pleasure to be able to ride with Mark Cavendish. I always had a good relationship with him in the peloton. Hopefully I can do some of the last races he does."

Cavendish became the fifth rider to abandon this year after Enric Mas, Richard Carapaz, Jacopo Guarnieri and Luis Leon Sanchez, who all crashed out. That became six toward the end of Saturday's stage when Belgian rider Steff Cras was caught in yet another pileup and retired.

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Cavendish was not selected for last year's Tour by his former Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team and joined the Astana-Qazaqstan team in January to extend his storied career by one season, hoping he would add at least one more more stage win.

Cavendish also won the Tour de France best sprinter's green jersey twice. He has won stages at all three Grand Tours — Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Spanish Vuelta — and became a world champion in 2011.

"It's really, really, a shame. Everybody wanted to see him go for one more win," two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar said.

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Mark Cavendish Out of Tour de France After Crash on Stage 8

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British cycling great Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour de France after crashing during the race's eighth stage between Libourne and Limoges, France Saturday morning.

Cavendish, 38, fell off his bike with a little over 60 kilometers to go in the eighth of the race’s 21 stages. He laid on the pavement clutching his arm while several cyclists in the vicinity were forced to put on their brakes; he was eventually loaded into an ambulance before formally dropping out of the competition.

The legendary cyclist had indicated before the race that the 2023 Tour de France would be his last. Cavendish will end his career with 34 stage wins, tied with Eddy Merckx of Belgium for the most in race history.

Cavendish never won cycling's flagship race, but did finish first in its points classification in 2011 and 2021. A four-time gold medalist across the sport's road and track world championships as well as a silver medalist in the 2016 Summer Olympics, Cavendish is widely considered one of the greatest and most versatile cyclists in history.

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UPDATE: Broken collarbone confirmed for Mark Cavendish after Tour de France crash

Mark Cavendish has abandoned the 2023 Tour de France on stage 8. The 'Manx Missile' was riding his final Tour and came agonizingly close to taking victory on stage 7.

Sadly now though, his quest to break Eddy Merckx's stage win record has ended in tears. At a seemingly innocuous point in the race, the Astana Qazaqstan Team leader hit the deck hard and was quickly taken into an ambulance to go off for further tests.

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Cavendish had been chasing what would have been a record-breaking 35th stage win at cycling 's most illustrious race. After announcing his impending retirement at the recent Giro d'Italia, this was Cavendish's final chance to make history.

Without wishing to look too far ahead too soon, one must now question whether this is the last we will see of the undisputed, greatest sprinter of all time in the World Tour peloton.

UPDATE: Astana Qazaqstan Team have confirmed that the Manxman has suffered a fractured collarbone. In addition to that he now has an ostesynthesis screw loose.

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Here’s Exactly When Mark Cavendish Could Break the Record During the 2023 Tour de France

We see six opportunities for Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish to set a new record for the most stage wins in Tour history.

This is perhaps the most mountainous Tour in decades , with even the Tour’s easiest days containing a categorized climb or two, so Cavendish–and the Tour’s other sprinters–have fewer chances than usual to win stages and earn points toward the Tour’s green jersey competition .

Looking over the route , while the Tour’s organizers identify eight stages as ending in sprints, we see only six of them being suitable for Cavendish–mainly because there’s a climb or two in the final hour of racing that might drop the 38-year-old (and others) from the leading peloton. That leaves six chances for the Manx Missile to beat Merckx.

Here’s a rundown of each of these six stages along with the time they’re expected finish–in case you want to tune-in and (hopefully) watch Cav make history:

Stage 3 - Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne (187.4km) - Monday, July 3

The first French stage finish of the 2023 Tour should end in a field sprint, despite the four categorized climbs in the first half of the stage as the race winds its way out of the Basque Country and into France. But the sprinters’ teams have enough road left to reel back any breakaways, and while there’s an uncategorized bump of a climb inside 20km to go, we don’t see it being too much of an issue for Cav this early in the Tour.

The sprint itself will be fast: there’s a 180-degree right-hander at 2km to go and the race heads downhill toward the 1km to go banner before rising in the final 500m toward the finish line. If Cav’s team can keep him at the front and out of trouble, he could break the record here.

Expected Stage Finish Time: 11:30 a.m. EDT

Stage 4 - Dax to Nogaro (181.8km) - Tuesday, July 4

Even on his best day, Cav often struggles in the mountains . So with two hard days in the Pyrenees up next, it would be in Cav’s best interest to win one of these first two sprint stages. Stage 4 begins in Dax, near the home of France’s Andre Derrigarde, who won 22 stages at the Tour between 1953 and 1964, which puts him fifth on the all-time list.

A pretty straightforward stage, and the only categorized climb (the Category 4 Côte de Dému) comes with 27.4km to go. It could shed a few sprinters if they haven’t recovered well enough from the Tour’s first three stages, but given how few chances they have this week, they’ll fight like heck to make it over with the leading peloton.

The finish takes place outside of Nogaro on the Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport track outside the town. The riders will complete about half of the circuit inside the final 3km, a sight we’re looking forward to seeing. Cav’s been a motorsports fan all his life, and would certainly appreciate breaking the record here.

Expected Stage Finish Time: 11:20 a.m. EDT

Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux (169.9km) - Friday, July 7

If Cav makes it through the Pyrenees, he has a field sprint in Bordeaux to look forward to. Bordeaux is one of the Tour’s most famous cities when it comes to field sprints, and it’s been the site of some of the race's most memorable bunch gallops. Cav won a stage here himself back in 2010, his fourth stage win in that year’s Tour.

Some hard cornering between 4km- and 2km-to-go could make things dicey, but once the riders make it through it’s essentially a straight shot to the finish on a boulevard alongside the Garonne River. This is Cav’s last chance for a stage win before the race heads into the Massif Central for a series of hilly stages–and a summit finish on the famous Puy de Dôme.

Expected Stage Finish Time: 11:15 a.m. EDT

Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins (179.8km) - Wednesday, July 12

After a Rest Day sandwiched between some hard days in the hills, Cav and the rest of the Tour’s remaining field sprinters get a chance to fight for the stage win in Moulins at the end of Stage 11, which could be their only chance for a win during the Tour’s second week.

By no means is this an easy stage, with three categorized climbs and a jagged profile throughout the first two thirds of the route. But things settle down considerably after the final climb–the Category 4 Côte de la Croix Blanche–which the riders summit with 61.3km left to race. So there’s time for the sprinters’ teams to reel in the breakaway.

This the first Tour de France stage to finish in Moulins, but the town frequently hosts March’s Paris-Nice. The “Race to the Sun” last visited in 2019, with Ireland’s Sam Bennett outsprinting Australia’s Caleb Ewan and the Netherlands’ Fabio Jakobsen to win the stage.

This is the last chance for Cav to win a stage before the race heads back into the mountains–and surviving them is no guarantee. If he hasn’t broken the record yet, he might not get another chance. But let’s think positive…

Stage 18 - Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse (184.9km) - Thursday, July 20

Any sprinters who survive the Alps will be rewarded with a relatively flat stage from Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse. By this point in the Tour, everyone is exhausted, so a breakaway could escape early and go the distance if the GC contenders want an easy day and the sprinters’ teams are too tired to chase.

The run-in to the finish in Bourg-en-Bresse is fairly straightforward with a few roundabouts and a couple of corners inside the final 5km. The road bends to the right inside the final kilometer, but the riders shouldn’t have to hit their brakes to make it through safely. With a Category 3 climb 28km from the finish of Friday’s Stage 19, this is Cav’s last chance to win one before the final stage into Paris.

Expected Stage Finish Time: 11:40 a.m. EDT

Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris (115.1km) - Sunday, July 23

The Tour ends on Sunday, July 23rd with its traditional finish on the Champs-Élysées, a stage that Cavendish has won four times–a Tour record. But his last visit didn’t go so well–and had it–you might not be reading this (because we’d have little reason to write it).

Here’s the story: Cav came into Stage 21 of the 2021 Tour de France having already scored four stage wins in that year’s Tour, a miraculous achievement that was made even more amazing given the fact that the Manx Missile wasn’t even supposed to be racing and was called-up at the last minute by his Deceuninck-Quick Step team. He came into the final stage having equalled Merckx’s record, but he faltered in his last attempt to take the record for himself. Belgium’s Wout van Aert won the stage instead. Quick Step then left Cav off its roster for 2022, denying him more chances to make the record his own.

Now riding for Astana , Cavendish announced at May’s Giro d’Italia that this season would be his last . So assuming he has failed to win a stage and survived what is perhaps the most mountainous Tour of his career, he’ll enter Stage 21 with one last chance at history.

Expected Stage Finish Time: 1:30 p.m. EDT

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Cycling legend Mark Cavendish looking for victory in 2024 Tour de France Singapore Criterium

SINGAPORE – Even as he embarks on the final leg of his glittering career, cycling legend Mark Cavendish will not be taking it easy when he competes in the third edition of the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium in November.

The Briton, fresh from collecting a 35th Tour de France stage win to surpass Eddy Merckx’s record in July, is looking to go out on a high in his third visit to Singapore, after he was named on Aug 14 on the star-studded roster for the race.

The 39-year-old, who finished second in 2023, said: “I’ve been here the last two years and it’s been a sublime experience each time. This season has been pretty eventful, but I’ve had some time to rest and recharge and I’m ready to get back to racing.

“We’re going to get a new route, which means it’ll be a different challenge – that’s what makes criterium racing so much fun for us riders, and exciting to watch for spectators. I came close to winning in Singapore last year and I’m definitely going for the win this time.”

The Singapore Criterium from Nov 9 to 10 will feature a shorter 2.3km route – compared to the 3km route in 2023 – starting from Connaught Drive before looping around Esplanade Drive, going past landmarks such as the Cenotaph, Esplanade Park, Padang and Merlion.

Jasper Philipsen will be back to defend his title, along with four-time Tour winner Chris Froome and the 2024 Tour green jersey (typically worn by the best sprinter) winner Biniam Girmay of Eritrea, the first black African cyclist to win a Tour stage before going on to win two more.

Said Belgian Philipsen: “I’m excited to tackle a new route as well, and it’ll be interesting to see how the other guys adapt to it. Hopefully, I can cross the finish line first once again.”

More riders are expected to join the elite race, where the cyclists will complete multiple laps, with the first across the line after 90 minutes declared the winner.

The shorter route will give fans a better viewing experience as the riders will be completing more laps over the race duration.

“This year the route is around 2.3km, so based on 90 minutes, depending on speed, we should be looking at 25 to 26 laps,” said Agnes Goh, managing director of race organisers Evoke Exp.

On Cavendish’s participation, she added: “He is the record holder, so it’s a very big thing that Mark Cavendish is here.

“This one is special, he’s going to retire from the Tour de France. But, of course, he still loves riding so much and he will be coming here after his 35th stage (win).”

The criterium is in its final edition of a three-year deal and Goh said they are keen to extend their partnership with the Tour de France. She added: “We will announce it in due course. Of course, the Singapore Government has very strongly supported us, and we are here to stay. We hope to be here for the next 20-30 years or so.”

In the 2023 edition, Tadej Pogacar, who won the yellow jersey for his third overall Tour title in July, led the race in the final 2km, before he was caught by the peloton, leading to a frenetic finish.

Cavendish was heading for the win before Philipsen came in with an “almighty sprint” to beat him.

Cycling fan Rossdi Nasir was at the launch of the event with his son Ilyasaq, and is looking forward to catching Cavendish in action.

The 44-year-old said: “I’m really keen to see Mark Cavendish (as) he is a big name. Everybody knows that he’s a legend in cycling, so everybody wants to see him.

“We saw how Jasper pretty much stole the win at the very last minute, so you can see there’s a lot of competitiveness and Mark definitely doesn’t want to lose again this year.”

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Welcome back for another day when the sprinters re likely to have their way at this year's Tour de France.

Today's route heads from Dax to Noragor , with barely a lump in sight.

I, Vern Pitt, will be running the Live coverage today so if you have any comments or concerns drop me a line @vernpitt on Twitter or email [email protected]

Today's stage is due to finish around 16.35 BST

Key developments

14.54 - Jasper Philipsen takes the intermediate sprint

Stage four route

There's barely a bump on the course, plus the finish is on a nice wide motor racing circuit with a near arrow straight road so it's very much one for the fastest of fastmen.

Cavendish 'happy' despite coming sixth

Mark Cavendish isn't usually one to celebrate a sixth place but he was in a upbeat mood after yesterday's stage. Safe in the knowledge that the finish didn't suit him and he still had a fairly strong showing.

"Obviously, we'd like to win, but I'm happy with how the boys rode, I'm happy with the speed. You see the team are up there with more dialled teams, the teams that do it day-in, day-out," he told the press at the finish.

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Where does everyone stand?

If you need to know the standings then we have the stuff that matters right here . 

Today it's all about the green jersey, which Victor Lafay currently has a hold on with 80 points.

I'm not currently at the tour and if you're reading this I'm guessing you're not either. 

Sadly that means we've missed out on stuff like this brass band. Thankfully  my Cycling Weekly colleagues have videoed it so we can all enjoy.

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A Tour legend at the start today

One of us is 94 years old.One of us won 22 Tour stages.One of us is André Darrigade. pic.twitter.com/0h2Qj828z1 July 4, 2023

More marching bands! This one from yesterday's stage start.

Basque fans march into Town.. Bayonne, Tour de France 2023 pic.twitter.com/H5tjdmduUm July 3, 2023

Supermarket wars!

Quite a baffling/irritating story from our colleague at Radio Cycling that French supermarket Leclerc has stopped the Lidl-Trek team handing out fruit because the two supermarket chains are competitors.

This does seem, to me at least, like taking competition a bit too far.

Especially as when Lidl sponsored Quick-Step a few years back I recall them having fruit that people in the paddock could help themselves to. I had a banana most days. Leclerc were already a sponsor of the Tour at that point.

This is the fruit stand outside @LidlTrek's bus. They'd like to give the fruit to fans/journalists. One problem: ASO have banned them from doing so.Why? Leclerc, sponsors of the Tour, are a rival of Lidl, thus they're not permitted to hand out apples and pears 😢 #TourFruitWar pic.twitter.com/XuRbyjqTL8 July 3, 2023

Back to the racing. What's that you ask? Where did Mark Cavendish win his 34 stages of the Tour de France ?

Well we have the answer for you right over here .

There's even a link to our stories on each one so you can remind yourself how it played out.

When is the start? And the finish?

The riders are signing on now. The race isn't due to start until 12.10 BST and should finish around 16.22 BST.

Continuing sprint fall-out

Yesterday's win by Jasper Philipsen proved controversial because of the line he took form opening his sprint to the line. It was partly effected by the line of the road, which was far from straight.

Fabio Jakobsen, who in case you're not familiar suffered a life threatening crash a few years back, has just told the TV that it was dangerous finish with riders cutting first to the right, then the left, then the right again to take the shortest line to the finish. 

"It's a bit stupid I think," he said. "It's not nice for the race you get a fight for the position then a right, left, right, we want to see all the sprinters in a line. This is just dangerous.

"I understand why they do it because they win and we would probably do the same but its just not nice for cycling.

"I think the parcour builder and organiser need to look at this when it's the first bunch sprint and its like that it's almost not a fair sprint."

And they're off

The riders are rolling out of Dax with 181km ahead of them.

A chance of wind?

Well, in short, no.

The forecast for the day is warm and sunny at 24C and the wind is blowing from the west, so for most of the stage that'll be a tail wind, then for the last third or so a headwind and its actually a cross headwind on the finishing straight.

However, it's not forecast to be very strong (around 15mph) so will likely make little difference.

181km to go: We're not out of the neutral start and Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) has suffered a mechanical of some sort, he's at the side of the road while a team mechanic works their magic.

The fag drops on the stage but no-one seems keen to go up the road just yet.

Happy independence day!

Quinn Simmons is, as he is every day of this Tour, sporting the stars and stripes today as the recently crowned American champion.

His kit hasn't met with universal approval, largely due to the rather unsubtle Lidl logo in the center of his chest. 

He's one of six Americans in the race this year. they are:

Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost)

Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma)

Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) 

Kevin Vermaerke (DSM-firmenich)

Lawson Craddock (Jayco-AlUla)

Maybe one of them will want to go in the break today?

176km to go: Ok so we're approaching 10km in and still no-one has bothered to even try and get away.

We might be in for one of these long semi-rest days the peloton sometimes take.

172km to go: Hi, it's James Shrubsall here with you for the next hour. So, what's been happening? 

Not much, you say?

The peloton is apparently grouped into pairs, chatting amiably as they go. Has anyone told them it's not a club run?

169km to go: What's happening here? Two riders have gone up the road... make that four. One Alpecin-Deceuninck, one Lidl-Trek, one Uno-X and one Lotto.

168km to go: They've been caught. Oh well, fun while it lasted.

The Bahrain Victorious team car has just come over the radio imploring its riders to please encourage someone to make a break. 

A chuckling Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirate) scoots off the front, beckoning riders, any riders, to go with him. He's not being serious though.

Still nothing to see here.

155km to go: Still no move out of the peloton, which continues to tap along very steadily. So far the riders have covered 28km in around 45 minutes. That's 38kph, a pace even I think I could hang in with, as long as there were no hills.

151km to go: One inventive Tour fan is livening things up by the side of the road, suspended on a bicycle from the scoop of a bulldozer and swung round in what was probably conceived as a graceful arc but in practice was more of a terrifying tilt-a-whirl display. Chapeau, in any case.

Michael Morkov has described being boxed in during yesterday's sprint in Bayonne, and thus being unable to deliver team-mate Fabio Jakobsen in the right spot.

Today, he says, should "finally be a very nice sprint for the line" at the Nogaro motor racing circuit. There are multiple bends in the final kilometres, he points out, but the circuit is nice and wide.

139km to go: In the absence of a break Alpecin-Deceuninck are ambling along at the front of the peloton.

How fast is not very fast in Tour de France world?

Well the bunch seems very comfortable and has averaged 37.5kph over the first hour and fifteen minutes of the race. 

They're actually going along at 44kph right now.

132km to go: My mistake it's actually a mix of riders from Alpecin and Groupama-FDJ on the front. Both teams have blue kits.

PSA: If you have a friend in your life who's just getting into cycling, perhaps they have seen the Netflix Tour de France documentary and its sparked some interest inside them, don't show them this stage.

Certainly not the whole thing. I 'm sure the end bit will be thrilling but this is more like one of those ambient albums they have on the in background of terrible cafes.

Niedermaier wins stage five of Giro Donne

The women's Giro Done race over in Italy has been providing far more action than the Tour de France today.

Antonia Niedermaier went solo from a select group of favourites with around 25km to go in the race's queen stage and got her Canyon/SRAM team its second WorldTour victory of the year.

In the group behind Annemiek van Vleuten, who is in the pink jersey, did much of the chasing beofre clipping off the front herself, initial with Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) and eventually reducing Niedermaier's margin of victory to just nine seconds.

Van Vleuten looks impervious in that pink jersey as she held an advantage of 49 seconds at the start of the day and has extended that on everyone but Niedermaier by well over a minute.

117km to go: After a flurry of activity in which Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) increased the pace, possibly in anticipation of some wind, and a brief escape by three riders, things have calmed back down.

116km to go: Yellow jersey wearer Adam Yates is visible towards the front of the peloton perhaps mindful of getting caught out if there is any further action.

Mark Cavendish charms some fans

Word is that Mark Cavendish has so far been in a fine mood throughout his last Tour de France. This morning he was meeting some of his most long-standing fans.

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107km to go: Wout van Aert is now at the back of the peloton and we've heard the TotalEnergies DS come on the radio to tell his squad to at least have someone towards the front just in case something happens.

I'm kind of in that role for Cycling Weekly today. Just here soft pedaling on the off chance that it all kicks off.

When will the finish be?

The race is travelling a hell of a lot slower than the race organiser expected.

The slowest estimate ASO gave for today was at an average of  43kph. So far the race has averaged 39kph. 

Now that will tick up nearer the finish, and indeed for the intermediate sprint in about 15km time, but if the peloton maintained a 40kph average they'd finish at 17.00 BST.

If they get to 43kph average then they'll finish at 16.35 BST.

So you're looking at some time between 16.35 and 17.00 for the finish.

99km to go: The intermediate sprint is up in about 12km or so.

With no break the winner there will get 20 points. 

Lets remind ourselves how things stand in the green jersey competition.

1. Victor Lafay (Cofidis) 80 pts 2. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 80 pts 3. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 52 points 4. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) 42 points 5. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 39 points

The question is will Philipsen go for it or save his legs for the finale?

There has been some chat about UAE Emirates's ice bath that is in one of their trucks at  this Tour de France.

But the idea isn't exactly new. Last year Adam Yates was using just such a thing at the Ineos Grenadiers bus .

I understand he wasn't too happy about my colleague Sophie taking the picture below, but that will happen if you take a bath in a car park at the Tour de France.

Maybe that's why UAE have a plusher set-up.

New marginal gain? Ice bath post-race for Adam Yates. #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/r3RfIxYpDy July 8, 2022

94km to go: Just 6km to the intermediate sprint now. Mathieu van der Poel appears at the front of the peloton.

Perhaps his team-mate Jasper Philipsen is going to mount a challenge to get the jersey.

91km to go: They're not really roaring towards the intermediate sprint with the peltoon spread right across the road.

90km to go: We're half-way through folks! Stay strong! Stay the course! We can do this.

89km to go: Alpecin-Deceuninck line out on the left of the road while Lidl-Trek and Mads Pedersen line up on the right. Looks like it might be mostly between these two.

Jasper Philipsen takes intermediate sprint

In a pretty hotly contested intermediate sprint Philipsen comes out on top. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), in part helping his team-mate and green jersey wearer Victor Lafay, came second while Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) was third.

Attack! Attack!

An AG2R rider and an Arkea Samsic rider have gone off the front.

They are Anthony Delaplace (Arkea Samsic) and Benoit Cosnefroy (Ag2R Citroën).

The pace is a murderous (by today's standards) 47kph.

85km to go: The two out front have instantly been given a gap of 28 seconds and it has going up fairly fast.

81km to go: Vincent Laveneu, manager of AG2R Citroën, tells the TV broadcast that he basically told his riders to get one of them up the road to get on TV. 

That's hardly surprising but it's mildly interesting that he made the call.

He says the riders were getting a bit bored rolling along at the mid tempo they've ben doing. 

Chance of crashes?

Usually you associate crashes with hard and fast racing, with competing for space on narrow roads but I fear days like today can also be a recipe for crashes as riders become less attentive.

You get bored and the mind wanders and a touch of wheels can still bring a whole bunch of riders down. Days like today are not without their dangers.

Thankfully we have not had too many abandons at this year's race so far with just Richard Carapaz and Enric Mas having so far left the race following a crash on stage one.

74km to go: The bunch is travelling at about 42kph and is a bit more strung out now than it has been for most of the day.

What is an attack worth?

71km to go: The two out front are clearly in search of the combativity prize for the day.

How much is that worth? €2,000 (£1,700 / $2,180)

The winner also gets to wear gold numbers the next day. They used to be red but have changed this year as a new sponsor has come on board.

However, if you do it enough then you might get the super combativity prize at the end of the race. That is worth a chunky €20,000 (£17,000 / $21,800)

69km to go: The break has 1-13 over the peloton now. The pace is now pretty high at 55kph.

66km to go: Alpecin-Deceuninck, Soudal - Qucik-Step and Jayco-AlUla have all committed men to the chase of the two out front.

65km to go: Robbie McEwan on GCN+ has just made a point that adds to my post about crashes a while ago.

With the peloton going so slowly, he says, things in the sprint can get more crowded as more riders feel they have the legs to compete and that too can lead to crashes.

61km to go: The break's advantage has ticked under the one minute mark. I can't imagine the peloton is keen to catch them any time soon though.

A little preview of the run in to the final kilometer, plus some gentle F1-based ribbing from EF Education, here.

In case you don't know, Lewis Hamilton who drives for Mercedes, which is sponsored by Ineos - same as the bike racing team - was one of a raft of drivers slapped with a ten second penalty for driving off the track too much at the Austrian Grand Prix at the weekend. As a result he fell down the standings.

Think your bus exceeded track limits @INEOSGrenadiers #TDF2023 @MercedesAMGF1 pic.twitter.com/1rSGqt5F87 July 4, 2023

How far is left?

"Dave, would you like me to wake up the rest of the crew now?""No HAL, there's still 60km to go." pic.twitter.com/KWAadzfuRL July 4, 2023

50km to go: The Israel-Premier Tech DS comes on the radio to tell the riders the entry to the motor racing circuit that the race finishes on is just 1.5 cars width, so that'll be areal pinch point at the finish.

That entry to the motor circuit comes at just 3km to go, which, experienced watchers will know, is the point at which the GC riders no longer have ot kill themselves to stay with the ront of the race.

So there will be a lot of people moving up and moving back as that pinch point arrives.

On a more pleasant note there's a a picture of a nice chateaux from the helicopter on the TV.

47km to go: The break's advantage has been coming down and now stands at just 36 second.

40km to go: The break's margin has climbed slightly to 44 seconds.

How hard do you need to go in the break?

The bods over at the Tour de France have been doing some number crunching.

After 95 km, @BenoitCosnefroy & @anthodelaplace set off to make the break... But the bunch don't give them much of a gapAverage speed of the pelotonKm 0-95: 37.5km/hKm 95-130: 45.0km/h#TDFdata #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/fGZh5gj2cO July 4, 2023

35km to go: It has been the same three teams working on the front for quite a while now, possibly even the same three riders. But they show no signs of tiring. With just two riders in the break it's not too difficult to keep them on a short leash.  

Nerves are starting to set in it seems.

34km to go: Louis Leon Sanchez (Astana) has a mechanical problem. He's key to Mark Cavendish's lead out so not ideal, but a Cofidis mechanic helps him out and he'll make it back on just fine.

20km to go: It's all together as the sprinters teams start to form their lead-outs.

19km to go: Jumbo-Visma, Alpecin-Deceuninick, Lotto-Dstny, DSM-firmenich, Bora-Hansgrohe and Bahrain Victorious are all present at the front all in a line taking up the whole of the road.

17km to go: The speed is up to 60kph as the kilometers tick down swiftly now.

You can really see how organised all the teams are from the helicopter shots.

The Paris Olympic road race course is out after the stage, just FYI.

13km to go: The peloton splits around some road furniture and everyone is through safely.

11km to go: It's rolling pretty fast. If you're trying to spot your cohsen rider it helps to know their number.

You can l ook that up on the startlist here .

11.5km to go: Mark Cavendish is on Peter Sagan's wheel. That's curious considering they don't get on very well.

But Sagan is well known for being able to navigate the bunch so there are worse people to follow.

8km to go: Fittingly for independence day, Quinn Simmons shows himself at the front of the peloton driving the Lidl-Trek train.

7km to go: The pace increases ahead of a turn in the road.

6.5km to go: Some riders lost a big fistfull of places going the wrong way around a traffic island there. Sam Wlesford from DSM seemed to be the worst effected. Cavendish dropped back a bit too.

5.5km to go: There's a big fight for position into the next turn. Astana go the wrong way around the roundabout and put themselves further on the back foot.

4.4km to go: The organisation is disintegrating and it's a bit more a bun fight for position now.

4km to go: The gates which are pinch point are about 1km away.

3km to go: Jumbo-Visma come to the front of the peloton. Cavendish and Girmay are also present towards the front.

2.5km to go: Jumbo, Bahrain and Lotto are all competing for the front but it's lined out. We're onto the circuit now.

Jakobsen went down!

A lotto ride is down too.

They come under the flamme rouge.

Jasper Philipsen wins stage four

Big turn now into the finishing straight there's another crash. A third crash. Philipsen comes through for the win.

Caleb Ewan lost it on the bike throw. Phil Bauhaus was third with Cavendish fifth about a bike length or two further back.

Well that was an extremely back loaded stage. Go check out the race report here, if you want to know concisely what happened.

Jasper Philipsen stamps his authority on Tour de France as Mark Cavendish loses out in chaotic sprint

We'll be back with more coverage tomorrow as the race hits the Pyrenees.

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Mark Cavendish confirmed for last dance at November Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium

Mark Cavendish will ride the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium in November, with the event expected to bring down the curtain on his long and successful career. 

Cavendish has not raced competitively since winning a record breaking 35th stage at the Tour de France and finishing the race in Nice. He took part in several post-Tour de France criteriums but there are currently no plans for him to ride in major races with Astana Qazaqstan.

The Manxman was a guest and spectator at the Paris Olympics last week and is now spending time with his family on the Isle of Man according to his latest social media posts. 

Cyclingnews understands that Cavendish will not ride the Tour of Britain as part of the Great Britain squad and he is unlikely to race any major UCI races in the final months of 2024.  

The Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium will likely be his last dance, the event’s ties to the Tour de France offering a way to celebrate his 35 stage victories and his long career. 

Cycling Weekly first reported that Cavendish will ride the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium and now the event organisers confirmed Cavendish’s presence. Jasper Philipsen, Chris Froome and Biniam Girmay will also take part, with other riders announced to be confirmed nearer the date. 

Cavendish is likely to be feted at the presentation of the 2025 Tour de France route in Paris on October 29 and he could also ride the Saitama Tour de France criterium in Japan on November 2. 

“This season has been pretty eventful, but I've had some time to rest and recharge and I'm ready to get back to racing,” Cavendish said, without specifying if he will race competitively again before the end of his career.  

"I’m very excited to race in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium again. I've been here the last two years and it's been a sublime experience each time. 

“I came close to winning in Singapore last year and I'm definitely going for the win this time. I'll be working towards that and look forward to seeing you all again."

The Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium is held across two days, with a family day, a local amateur race and other activities held in central Singapore. 

Cyclist Mark Cavendish on Coming out of Retirement and His Race Day Superstitions

The 39-year-old athlete talks to Esquire about maintaining his fitness, his favourite racing gear and why he sees himself as an "underdog"

“My kids were like, 'What do you mean you're not going to be a bike rider?'” explains Mark Cavendish. We're speaking in Paris , where he has been watching (but not competing in) this year’s Olympics.

Last May, the 39-year-old made the announcement that he would be calling it a day on the professional circuit. But after an extension offer from his team Astana-Qazaqstan, the ‘Manx Missile’ got back on the bike. Cavendish won stage five of this year’s Tour De France , his 35 th victory in the tournament, and one that makes him the most prolific stage winner in history. (He’d shared the record with Eddy Merckx since 2021)

“The thing about a year is that it's not too long. You can see where you want go, you can see down to the light at the end of the tunnel. And I'm happy I did it.”

He has a few more races to complete this season, and whether or not he returns next year is up for discussion, noting that a family holiday will help him figure out the answer. "When you're relaxed, you make the best decisions on what you're going to do moving forward.”

In light of his record-breaking race that (potentially) could be his last, Esquire asked Cavendish about the pressure to perform, race day superstitions and another love of his: Oakley sunglasses and Richard Mille watches.

Esquire: How did it feel winning stage five of Tour De France?

Mark Cavendish: It was incredible. I retired last year, or I announced my retirement last year. I was going to stop after the Tour De France. But this is how it goes; I was convinced to carry on and get behind the team.

We put everything in for the Tour. Historically, I take a day or two to get into the race, but we just went [for it] in stage five. You have a feeling when you're going to do good.

It's quite nice, because at my age it's ridiculous for a sprinter to be riding still.

You were just saying about your age. Because of your reputation, do you feel like there’s more of a pressure to perform?

You're almost an underdog. It doesn't matter how many times I've won, there’s always a narrative that you've got to win, and it's good when everything goes right for you.

I've never known anything except pressure. For twenty years, I've been expected to be the best every time, so I don't know anything that's not that.

And you can only control what you can control. You can't control what other people expect from you, so you kind of learn to shut that out and just do. And being old, my preparation has to be different. It takes a lot longer to get fitter, you have to keep going throughout the winter so you don't really have an off season.

Do you feel like there is anything else that you’d like to achieve with your career? Any unfinished business to resolve?

I already had the [stage winner] record before I even finished, it was just that I was sharing it. I didn't win an Olympic gold but it doesn't keep me up at night.

A record is not a thing; it’s not a race, it’s just a number, you know? So, the only reason I did this [last Tour] was for a goal. This was the thing that got me out of bed, was doing this one race, it just gives you that reason. That was the goal for this year really.

And I love it. I get to ride my bike for a living, it’s what I’ve been doing since I was a kid. So why not push that for as long as I can. But to be able to push that, you need to win.

Do you have any race day superstitions?

Only one, its not a big one. My first roommate was the son of Eddy Merckx, actually. And he never put his numbers on the day before a race. You get your numbers, and you pin them to your jersey – or stick them nowadays. But he always puts them on the day, and I've been doing that since.

But if I've had a bad run and someone’s been consistently the same, I might start to change that, so I'm not prone to superstition.

Do you do anything to get you into the zone?

If I'm not really feeling something, I might listen to, it's quite cheesy, but old northern house music – something quite bouncy. But I also listen to classical music, I like piano concerto.

That really does the opposite and stops me thinking. I listen to classical quite a bit because I'm always thinking, and that's the only thing that gets me to stop. It's more so that, it's not hyping up, its doing the opposite.

What do you think about when you're choosing what to wear on the bike?

Everything really. I think cycling is this incredible sport that matches innovation and tech with human power. And that goes from the bike, to the helmet, to the clothing and to the eyewear.

Fundamentally, it has to do a job. But I think the nature of what I do is that I want to look good. And actually, looking good isn't aesthetically the best thing. It has to be eye catching, it has to be what other people want to see.

When I was a kid, Oakley was the eyewear. Everyone wanted it. I always wanted a pair of M Frames, they were the eyewear that was used at the time. I was 14 and at the British championships, and I said, ‘If I win, I'm going to spend my prize money on a pair of M Frames,’ and I won! I brought these silver pair and I had them for years until the paint was coming off.

Would you say the M Frame are your all-time favourites?

I don't know if I have a favourite. I've got a big display case in my house with ones I’ve brought, ones I’ve had when I was younger, one's I've got from the company and special ones. It's pretty cool seeing all of them, but I can't really think if I’ve got a favourite actually. The M Frames are iconic, Jawbreakers are iconic, the Kato are iconic.

You were saying that when you’re cycling, you want stuff that stands out. Does that apply for your everyday outfits?

I'm from a small island, we didn't grow up looking at what the latest fashion was. I think earlier in my career, when you start living a life that you didn't really grow up with, you start thinking you have to dress a certain way. And I did that for a bit.

Then as I got older, I dress for comfort. When I drop the kids at school, I'm still the only dad that walks round with joggers on.

Let’s talk about your Richard Mille watches.

Well Richard is a friend of mine. He was at the tour in 2016, and we'd been speaking for a while. Then he came to the Tour and he said I've got something for you. There was a RM11-03 on his wrist, and he said, 'This is for you'. And I was like, 'What do you mean this is for me?'. And then I was riding with it on, and then after that I wore it on the stage, and then afterwards I asked where to send the watch back to. And he said, no keep it.

Did you have an interest in watches before then?

I was always interested in watches and engineering and precision engineering. There's something pretty special about it.

It wasn't a particular watch [that sparked his interest], it was how the movements of a watch created the function of what a watch does. Like the same with a car. When you see an old V8 or an original Mustang, and you open it from the front and you really see it, you see the ingenuity of how that's going to work with its pistons, that's someone's concept. It's beautiful.

A motorbike, if you twist the engine then that's going to affect the bike’s balance and how big you can make it, it's amazing.

With glasses, and the Jawbreaker, where the vents go can change how it fogs up. It's a small thing that no one’s really thought about before, but it’s a piece of engineering that's going to change everything after it.

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Celebrations as cyclist Sir Mark Cavendish returns to Isle of Man for lap of honour in Douglas

• Mark Cavendish
• Isle of Man
• Friday 16 August 2024 at 9:07pm

ITV Granada Reports’ Isle of Man reporter Joshua Stokes caught up with Sir Mark at the homecoming event

Sir Mark Cavendish has returned home to the Isle of Man for a celebration in honour of his record-breaking career.

Thousands gathered at the National Sports Centre in Douglas for the homecoming of the Manx Missile.

It was Sir Mark’s first visit home since he claimed a record-breaking 35th career Tour de France stage win .

The 39 year old told ITV Granada Reports it was "good to be back where he started", and took selfies as he did the lap of honour surrounded by dozens of young cyclists.

He said: "To have the kids riding with me was really special. I remember how I'd have felt to ride with a professional, so that was really really nice to do that."

Fans lined the NSC raceway for a flag-waving roar of appreciation as Sir Mark completed a lap of honour on his the track he first cycled as a child.

Sir Mark completed one lap of the raceway on his own, followed by three laps with young cyclists on the island.

Sir Mark was welcomed to the island by Chief Minister Alfred Cannan MHK and by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer MBE.

Dot Tilbury MBE, who started coaching Sir Mark at the age of nine, was also at the homecoming celebration. 

She said: "I got very emotional, and there were kids everywhere on bikes, and people lining the route and I was quite overcome to be honest".

Dot Tilbury MBE was a mentor to Mark Cavendish when he started cycling in the Isle of Man

Daphne Caine MHK, Minister of Education, Sport and Culture said: "Sir Mark’s achievements are truly exceptional and provide an inspiration for ongoing generations of children to get involved in cycling."

The raceway is being renamed as a tribute to the Manxman who has 165 career victories.

The Sir Mark Cavendish Raceway is due to open early next year.

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Anna Henderson switches Visma-Lease A Bike for Lidl-Trek in 2025

Olympic time trial silver medallist signs three-year deal with US squad

Anna Henderson has become the second Visma-Lease A Bike rider to make the move to Lidl-Trek for the 2025 season.

The Briton joins Riejanne Markus in making the switch this winter, with Henderson signing a three-year contract at the US team.

Henderson, a silver medallist at the recent Paris Olympic Games time trial , has raced with Visma since turning pro at Sunweb for the 2020 season. Over the past five seasons, she has taken six pro wins, including two British time trial titles and the prologue at the 2022 Festival Elsy Jacobs.

The 25-year-old has established herself as one of the top time triallists in the peloton as well as a contender in the Spring Classics. Last season, she scored top 10s at Nokere Koerse, Gent-Wevelgem, and the Tour of Flanders .

"My decision to change teams was motivated by a wish for new challenges and opportunities to grow as a rider," Henderson said. "Lidl-Trek presented an interesting environment with strong support, a clear vision for my future, and a team dynamic that aligned with my professional and personal goals. Joining Lidl-Trek felt like the right step to continue developing my skills and contributing to a team that is focused on success. For a number of years, I have admired the way the team races, more specifically their aggressive style of racing and really leaning on each other during the race.

"I'm feeling really positive about the move and excited for what lies ahead for the next 3 years. I'm particularly looking forward to working with a new group of teammates and staff, and I'm eager to see how we can push each other to achieve our goals. The fresh environment and different perspectives within Lidl-Trek are something I'm enthusiastic about, and I'm excited to contribute to the team's ambitions and see how we can grow together."

Henderson said that she'll be taking aim at the Spring Classics and time trials throughout the year in 2025, noting that a successful opening season with her new team would see her contribute consistent performances as well as helping teammates to glory.

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This season, her spring was heavily disrupted by a COVID-19 infection and later a broken collarbone sustained at the Vuelta España Femenina , so she'll be hoping for a clear run through spring next season.

"In my first year with Lidl-Trek, I'd like to contribute meaningfully to the team's success, whether that's through individual results, supporting my teammates, or helping the team achieve its overall goals. A successful year for me would be achieved by consistent performances, continued personal development, and playing a key role in the major races throughout the year, specifically in the spring one-day races and time trials.

"I missed the whole of the 2024 spring calendar, so I am keen to get back into these races and show myself. If I can help the team reach new heights while also growing as a rider, I'd consider the year a success.

"I'd just like to express my gratitude to everyone who has supported me throughout this transition. I'm looking forward to the journey ahead with Lidl-Trek and am excited to see what we can accomplish together. It's an exciting new chapter, and I'm ready to give it my all."

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –   'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix  – and the Tour de France –  'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win .

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