Cavendish powers to Tour de France record

Prolific rider Mark Cavendish has broken the Tour de France stage wins record, surpassing cycling legend Eddy Merckx, with a lung-bursting sprint finish to claim his 35th victory in Saint Vulbas
 

TOUR DE FRANCE: MOST STAGE WINS BY RIDER
  
Mark Cavendish	2008-24 35
Great Britain

Eddy Merckx	1969-75 34
Belgium

Bernard Hinault	1978-86 28
France

Andre Leducq	1927-38 25
France

Andre Darrigade	1953-64 22
France

Nicolas Frantz	1924-29 20
Luxembourg

Francois Faber	1908-14 19
Luxembourg

Jean Alavoine	1909-23 17
France


STAGE 5 PROFILE
  
Sprint Climb
     
St-Jean-de-Maurienne 	499m
Côte du Cheval Blanc 4 	335m
Aosta (St-Didier)	219m
Côte de Lhuis 4		383m
Saint Vulbas 217m 

km 104.6 123.2 142.8 177.4


Source: Tour de France 
Picture: Getty Images 
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