Cavendish scored his third stage laurel on this year’s Tour

British spurtman Mark Cavendish is rejoicing in the finish of the 10th stage of the Tour de France

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At the end of the 190.7 km long, mostly flat stage from Albertville to Valencia, the 36-year-old former world champion Cavendish was again able to rely on the support of teammates from the Deceuninck-Quick Step stable until the end. In the finish line, after a long sprint, he defeated the Belgians Wout Van Aert and Jasper Philipsen.

“It was a textbook example of an old school spurt,” Cavendish said. “The boys were in the front and started it. I didn’t do much, I just reached the finish line the last 150 meters. The main credit goes to the team and I thank everyone very much,” added the British rider.

Pogačar reached the finish line calmly in the main peloton with all the biggest rivals and in the overall standings he continues with a lead of 2:01 minutes over the Australian Ben O’Connor. The third Rigoberto Uranus loses 5:18.

Profile of the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling.

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Cavendish refuses to talk about Merckx’s record and emphasizes that after four years of poor results, he wants to enjoy racing first and foremost. “I can only speak for myself, but the mental state has a huge impact on the results,” he said. “I’m just glad I’m racing on the Tour again. I’m 36, I’m one of the young guys I’m going to with for the first time. It won’t be long before I’m just a fan of them. that’s all I care about, “he said.

The Czech cyclist Petr Vakoč, who helped the Alpecin-Fenix ​​team start the pace for Philipsen, slowed down in the end and finished in 86th place in the group with a gap of 47 seconds behind the winner. Overall, it is on the 130th place.