Mark Cavendish foiled in bid for history as Jasper Philipsen claims victory in Bordeaux sprint at 2023 Tour de France

Mark Cavendish’s wait for Tour de France stage win No. 35 goes on, as Jasper Philipsen pipped him in a sprint finish in Bordeaux.

After two days of punch and counter-punch from the general classification contenders, focus turned to the sprinters.

All eyes were on whether Cavendish could get the job done to break out of a tie with Eddy Merckx for the winning-most rider in Tour history.

In a city where he has fond memories, having won the sprint into Bordeaux in 2010, Cavendish was well placed and made a superb move but found Philipsen too strong on the run to the line.

More to follow

– – –