On this day (July 3rd 2024) -The Sprint King's Coronation
Joby Ingram-Dodd3 July 20251 min read
Mark Cavendish sat quietly at the back of the peloton, knowing history beckoned. Thirty-three Tour stage wins, one short of Eddy Merckx's record. Through the final kilometers, his team assembled the perfect lead-out train. As the finish line approached in Carcassonne, Cavendish burst from his teammates' wheels, arms thrust skyward. Win number 34 – the Manx Missile had matched the greatest of all time.