‘The best sprinter of all time’: cycling hails Mark Cavendish’s feat
Major figures in cycling hailed Mark Cavendish after he set a new record for Tour de France stage victories
Stubborn, brave, brilliant: Cavendish defies age again to rewrite history
To win a Tour stage at 39 is a stunning feat of endurance in a sport where many careers last less than two years
Tour de France 2024: Mark Cavendish wins record-breaking 35th stage – as it happened
The Manx Missile made history with a triumphant sprint finish to win stage five, a victory which left him ‘in disbelief’
Mark Cavendish powers to record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win
Mark Cavendish has overtaken Eddy Merckx as the Tour de France’s stage win record-holder with 35 wins after triumphing on stage five of this year’s race
Tour de France 2024: Pogacar powers back into yellow with stage four victory – as it happened
Tadej Pogacar surged up the Col du Galibier to claim the yellow jersey and put 50 seconds between himself and Jonas Vingegaard
Tour de France: Pogacar outmuscles Vingegaard on stage four to take yellow
The UAE Team Emirates team leader Tadej Pogacar impressed on climbs and descents and now leads Remco Evenepoel by 45 seconds, with Jonas Vingegaard in third
As cycling boomed in 19th-century America, its Black stars shone bright
Cyclists such as sprint world champion Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor were early stars of the sport in the US. But many felt compelled to move abroad
Tour de France 2024: Biniam Girmay sprints to win in Turin on race’s longest stage – as it happened
Mark Cavendish never got into the final sprint as the Eritrean became the first black African stage winner
Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to win Tour de France stage
The Eritrean won the third stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish as Mark Cavendish missed out on his first opportunity to break Eddy Merckx’s record
Tour de France 2024: Vauquelin wins stage two as Pogacar takes yellow jersey – as it happened
A second successive French victory was secured in Bologna on a day the two favourites went toe to toe in a late climb
Tour de France: Vauquelin wins stage two as Tadej Pogacar takes yellow jersey
Tadej Pogacar threw down the gauntlet to Jonas Vingegaard in Bologna as Kévin Vauquelin made it two French stage winners from two
Tour de France 2024: Bardet wins brutal first stage as Cavendish struggles in heat – as it happened
Bardet wins after with breakaway for his first career yellow jersey and Cavendish struggles in heat but makes cutoff with ten minuets to spare
Mark Cavendish fighting to stay in Tour de France already after brutal first stage
British cyclist hit by heatstroke and suffered from foot of first climb as Romain Bardet wins and host of big names also struggle
A pirate’s life: Tour de France sets sail for home of the great Marco Pantani
The tragic rise and fall of the controversial Italian cycling legend will be celebrated in stage two start in Cesenatico