Anticipation was high that Mark Cavendish could extend his Tour de France record for stage wins on Tuesday’s flat 187.3km route from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond, but the Astana Qazaqstan rider was unable to contest the sprint after losing contact with his lead-out men in the technical final kilometre.
Cavendish drew congratulations from all of his fellow competitors and cycling fans around the world after breaking Eddy Merckx’s record, winning his 35th Tour de France stage in Saint Vulbas on stage 5, but could not claim his 36th stage as Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) dominated the bunch sprint.
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