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Mark Cavendish powers to record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win
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- 39-year-old overtakes Eddy Merckx in history books
- In pictures: Cavendish’s greatest Tour stage wins
Mark Cavendish broke new ground in the Tour de France, becoming the most prolific stage winner in the history of the French race, as he took a record-breaking 35th victory with a typically instinctive sprint finish in Saint-Vulbas.
It may not have been as grand as the Champs Élysées, but when the moment came on the Avenue des Bergeries, in a suburban town better known for its boulodromes than for its sprint spectacles, the 39-year-old from the Isle of Man kept his date with destiny.
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