The 111th edition of the Tour de France has been an historic one, not just because the dominant performance of Tadej Pogačar, after wining 6 stages, but also because Mark Cavendish set a new record, becoming the man with the most victories in the history of the Tour de France.
After feeling sickness during the 1st stage, the sprinter from Astana Qazaqstan Team managed to cross the finish line in first position on stage 5, where for the 35th time in his career he was in the right place, at the right time. This victory set the ‘Manx Missile’ as the new record holder, just before Eddy Merckx (34 Tour de France victories)
Mark’s last Race?
«I am very happy with my career and who I have been able to work with. This has been a dream. As an outsider you see the success and the victories, but not what happens behind the scenes. It has taught me a lot about myself and I will take that with me «, said.
