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The British Mark Cavendish managed to squeeze into the limit of the 9th stage of the Tour de France 2021, but he crossed the finish line with tears in his eyes.
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Ageless Mark Cavendish he did it. The next course of the prestigious cycling race will also be with the participation of a 36-year-old Briton, who only managed to fit very closely into the limit of Sunday’s 9th stage.
It was one of the most challenging stages of the current Tour de France. At the extremely demanding 145 kilometers with a start in Cluses and a finish in Tignes, the climbers came to their senses. For the others, and especially the sprinters, it was more of a pain. Sunday’s winner was Australian Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citröen Team), who came at 4: 25.43 and the limit was set at just over 37 minutes.
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In the end, it was not possible to push up to seven cyclists, among whom were such aces as Arnaud Demare whose Bryan Coquard. Mark Cavendish, the current scoring leader, almost left the tour, but the Deceuninck Quick-Step driver finally made it. Doničový 36-year-old veteran was reached by a team of teammates Michael Morkov and Tim Declercq. They only had about 90 seconds left and could pack their bags.
Shortly after arriving at his destination, Cavendish didn’t hold back and tears welled up in his eyes. “It was one of those stages I was really afraid of,” admitted the legendary sprinter shortly after the stage, “It simply came to my notice then that I had done it. I’m happy I’m still racing. The worst part is that there are more such days ahead of us. “
“As I missed the Tour de France before, I certainly didn’t mean these hills,” stated the devastated Cavendish, whose main goal was to arrive safely in Paris. After Sunday’s demanding exam, his plan is still realistic.
“Over the last few years, watching the Tour only on TV, I’ve always talked about how Deceuninck Quick-Step always sent someone to help their sprinter. During my last participation, I was dependent only on myself. “ he remembered the year 2018.
Mark Cavendish in 9 stage Tour de France 2021
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“I was able to count on Tim to help me today (Declercqa) a Michaela (Morkova). I’m completely devastated and physically broken, “ quotes Mark Cavendish’s portal cyclingnews.com. The British veteran managed to dominate the fourth and sixth stages at the 108th Tour de France and is currently leading the standings in the fight for the green jersey.
In second place is Australian Michael Matthews, who is losing 38 points. Slovak Peter Sagan is only in eighth position and is already losing 96 points to his former great rival.
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