Cavendish breaks Tour de France stage record

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/articles/c2q05e2e920o

Mark Cavendish broke the Tour de France stage wins record as he took his 35th victory in cycling's greatest race to surpass the legendary Eddy Merckx with a sensational sprint finish in Saint Vulbas.

Contesting what is expected to be his final Tour, the 39-year-old burst clear in a dramatic finale to stage five and raised his arms in celebration as he crossed the line victorious, before being embraced by his team.
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With his 165th career victory, achieved fittingly as he held his nerve and picked his moment, Cavendish is now immortalised in the race's history as the Tour's greatest ever stage winner - sixteen years after he opened his record-breaking Tour de France love affair on the fifth stage of the 2008 race.
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1. Was an exciting finish

After a rather boring race for nearly all the stage, the final 5 km was a classic sprint. Very happy for Cavendish. Second oldest cyclist to ever win a Tour stage.

[yorkster]

2. Glad to have seen it - especially after last year

and his early departure due to a broken shoulder. Very exciting finish today.