'Nothing to lose' - Cavendish bids for Tour de France record again
The Manx Missile, who was given a knighthood by King Charles III this month, has 34 Tour stage wins over his career, the same as Merckx. The 39-year-old failed in a similar bid in 2023 when a high speed crash left him crying and stricken on the tarmac, such is the destiny of sprinters, he said at the time. "I believe I'm in better shape this year than I was last year," Cavendish said in Florence on the eve of Saturday's departure. "I wouldn't be here if I didn't think I could do it." The ageing... Читать дальше...