Manx Missile

Mark Cavendish (aka Cav, The Manx Missile) sitting second in this photo behind Thor Hushovd (The God of Thunder) in the Green Jersey of Points Classification leader, on his way to victory in Bordeaux on Stage 18 of the 2010 Tour de France. They're about 300m from the line at this point, so probably travelling at around 60-65 kph. On a push bike. Cav won by several lengths and was sitting up celebrating long before the line.

This was the fourth of Cav's five stage wins on the Tour that year, and his 14th overall. To date (14/7/2021) he has 34 stage wins at the Tour, tied with the great Eddy Merckx as the most prolific stage winner in Tour history.

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