CHATEAUROUX, France — Mark Cavendish claimed the sixth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint on Thursday, taking his impressive career tally to 32 stage wins at cycling’s biggest race.
Cavendish, the best sprinter in the race history and nicknamed the Manx Missile, is second on the all-time list for the most stage wins behind Belgian great Eddy Merckx with 34.
It was Cavendish’s second stage win this year after the 36-year-old veteran took Stage 4 on Tuesday.
Cavendish was led out in the final stretch by his Deceuninck-Quick Step teammates and edged Jasper Philipsen and Nacer Bouhanni.
Mathieu van der Poel kept the race leader’s yellow jersey with an eight-second lead over defending champion Tadej Pogacar.
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