How many Tour de France stages has Mark Cavendish won?
MARK CAVENDISH is gearing up to compete in his 14th and final Tour de France.
The Manx Missile, 38, has announced he will retire from the sport at the end of the season.
The cycling icon won the final stage of this year's Giro d'Italia in Rome at the end of May.
Cavendish last rode the Tour in 2021, where he was narrowly pipped on the Champs Elysses, where he had the chance to be the outright leader in stages won.
How many Tour de France stage wins does Mark Cavendish have?
Mark Cavendish has 34 stage wins at the Tour de France, and has equalled the great Merckx after his victory on Stage 13.
He scored his first ever stage win at Chateauroux in 2008 and has not looked back.
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It has not been all plain sailing for Cav though, with the bunch sprint specialist going through a difficult spell between 2016 and this year, where he suffered from Epstein-Barr virus and went through a spell of depression.
But he has bounced back brilliantly this year.
How many stage wins is Mark Cavendish off the Tour de France record?
Cavendish is now LEVEL on Tour stage wins with Belgian legend Merckx's record.
The 'Cannibal' clinched his incredible tally of day-long victories between 1969 and 1975.
Merckx, now 78, also clinched the Yellow Jersey at the Tour an incredible FIVE times.
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Who are the top Tour de France stage winners of all time?
Here is how they rank:
- Eddy Merckx (Belgium), Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) - 34
- Bernard Hinault (France) - 28
- Andre Leducq (France) - 25
- Andre Darrigade (France) - 22
- Nicolas Frantz (Luxembourg) - 20
- Francois Faber (Luxembourg) - 19
- Jean Alavoine (France) - 17
- Jacques Anquetil (France), Rene Le Greves (France), Charles Pelissier (France) - 16
When is the Tour de France 2023?
- The highly-anticipated race will get underway on July 1 in Bilbao, Spain.
- It takes place over three weeks with two rest days for the riders.
- The race concludes on July 23 in Paris, France.