Dylan Groenewegen joined Biniam Girmay and record-breaker Mark Cavendish in claiming a victory after seeing off Jasper Philipsen, who was later relegated, by the finest of margins on Stage 6. It was a thrilling finale to a chaotic day that saw race leader Tadej Pogacar briefly isolated as crosswinds caused a split in the peloton.
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Mark Cavendish moved clear of Eddy Merckx with his 35th stage win at the Tour de France as he created history on cycling’s biggest stage. The 39-year-old produced a supreme sprint to see off the favourites – a feat made even more remarkable after he suffered with sickness on the opening stage in Italy amid sweltering heat. Cavendish produced a superb sprint on Stage 5 in Saint Vulbas.
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Tadej Pogacar made it 78 professional wins, including 13 this year, as he conquered the Galibier, up and down, to take control of the 2024 Tour de France. UAE Team Emirates pulverised their rivals through the likes of Adam Yates, Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida on the first big climb of the race, but it was only when Pogacar launched that the GC battle was blown wide open.
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Egan Bernal has won the 2021 Giro d’Italia following Stage 21 in Milan. The Colombian Ineos Grenadiers rider safely navigated the final stage time trial to finish ahead of Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) in second and Simon Yates (BikeExchange) making up the podium in third. Bernal’s team-mate Filippo Ganna claimed the stage win.
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Barring a disaster in the race-concluding individual time trial Egan Bernal will win the Giro d’Italia tomorrow. But the day was also about Damiano Caruso, who produced a gutsy ride to get his moment in the sun on stage 20. Bernal will take a huge lead into the final stage having dismissed doubts about his long-standing back problems.
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