The British Mark Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan) did not beat the record of 35 stages of victory on Tuesday in Tour de France on the fourth day, which ended in Nogaro, but he was arguing with a hopeful fifth place in a chaotic sprintwith many waterfalls, which include, among others, the Spaniard Luis León Sánchez, and he described as “a murder”.
“It’s a butcher shop. All teams have a plan for that finish with Jumbo Visma preparing to come from afar. Everything is complicated, I keep checking who is there and who has other teammates, jumping from one train to another,” said Cavendish in goal.
“El Expreso de Man”, classified fifth and just one win away from breaking the tie on the 34 stage victories he shared with legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, was upset by his teammate and Spanish launcher who Luis León Sánchez, who was affected by one of the falling ends. “I am more concerned about Luis León Sánchez; I think he has fallen,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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