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‘I thought I was never going to come back but the stars aligned’
Cyclist celebrates his first Tour stage win since 2016

Mark Cavendish capped a dramatic and emotional return to the Tour de France winning stage four from Redon to Fougères, ahead of a clutch of the Tour’s finest young sprinters, to take his 31st career stage win in the race.
A last-minute stand-in for his Deceuninck-QuickStep team’s Irish sprinter Sam Bennett, the 36-year-old Cavendish was back to his very best and justified the faith show in him by team manager Patrick Lefevere. After jubilantly crossing the line, a sobbing Cavendish hugged his teammates and many of his peers. Continue reading...