Record-chasing Cavendish extends career by joining Astana

Published January 17, 2023 9:25 AM

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
AP Sports Writer

BRUSSELS (AP) — Veteran sprinter Mark Cavendish might still get a chance to claim the outright record for stage wins at the Tour de France. Cavendish has joined Astana-Qazaqstan to extend his storied career by one season and will be hoping to ride for the Kazakh team at cycling’s biggest race in July. The 37-year-old British road champion and cycling great Eddy Merckx currently top the all-time list with 34 stage wins. Cavendish equaled Merckx’s record at the 2021 Tour. That was 13 years after his first stage win.

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