Tour de France 2021 Stage 13 Highlights | Can Mark Cavendish Equal Eddy Merckx's Stage Wins Record?
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2021
- Stage 13 presents another opportunity for the sprinters to flex their muscles before the race enters the Pyrenees. Mark Cavendish sits just one stage win behind Eddy Merck's stage win record of 34 - could today be the day for the Manx Missile?
Another day for the sprinters awaits on stage 13, a 220km-long transitional stage from Nîmes to Carcassonne. While a little tougher than the previous day, this stage shouldn’t cause the GC men too much concern and most should be able to sit at the back of the bunch, recovering from their exploits on Mont Ventoux. The sprinters, on the other hand, will need to have their heads screwed on as they barrel towards Carcassonne. This is a long day in the saddle and many riders will smell a chance for a successful breakaway; if the sprinters and their teams give an escape group too much rope then it could go all the way.
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Props to quickstep management for giving cav a chance when everyone else had given up on him
I pray he gets through the mountains. It would be a film in the making. Comeback kid, A win in Paris, the tour record and the green Jersey. Well a girl can dream
This can well get reality now!What a comeback! 👌🍀
no no your absolutely right a Paris sprint stage victory would be so very special and yes let's hope he survives the cut of time in the mountains
For full cinematic effect Cav should break the record by winning on the Champs Elysees but the way things are going he'll take it on the next sprint stage.
As none native english speaker these English sentences in these videos comment section have been giving me headache lately
@@brianbolger6313 bad idea. Get as many wins as possible to solidify his place in history. He can't win for many more years
So full of emotion right now, I can't.
Incredibly proud of Cav, never thought he would ever match the records after the last 5 seasons.
Imagine me same
I haven't followed cycling that closely since the 80s but Cav seems to be a very emotional guy himself and it does seem like he is extremely happy with his team and clearly he has been put in the best position from which to execute that he has seen in probably the last five or more years. You can see that he still loves what he does by the way he was greeting the other jersey wearers - he still looks like the new kid in the peloton who can't believe he's in the green
great leadout train. the setup that cav's teammates provide is indispensable.
But how does a leadout work?
Well, obviously
textbook!
As none native english speaker these English sentences in these videos comment section have been giving me headache lately
@@lordoflaziness7775 thanks brudda
Morkov is so good leading out he even had to slow down at the end.
Thanks for pointing this out. Certainly food for thought.
I noticed that as well...
Yes,that’s the job of the sprint train: bringing him to the line.
Or is he forced to go alone to be honored?!
@@domestique3954 the point is the lead out rider could have just kept going and won, not that the sprinter needed help.
@@domestique3954 Relax, lauding the lead out rider takes nothing away from Cav, its not a zero sum game, it is possible for both of them to do really well at the same time - as they both did.
I'm dreaming that at the finale Cav wins #35 in Paris and Tadej requests Cav to join him at the top step of the podium. If Eddie is in attendance that would be a dream come true
Merckx was there when Cav signed his contract with DCQS
@@dirk2518 not surprising since merckx and Patrick Lefevere are great friends. I'd imagine a phone call of congratulations has already been made
@@alanrobinson7891 Merckx is member of the board of the team.
I love how you are almost positive that Tadej is going to be on that podium! (It’s probably true though)
@@ThatGuyJimJam of cors he will be. Barring a complete collapse it's tagej's to lose
You got to give it to DCQS . The lead-out train is insane , even without Tim, they managed to hold it down at the end.
Now its time for Cav to make it win #35
Brilliant choices there by Quickstep. Mørkøv let an opponent close the gap to the guy out in front and then jumped on to his wheel. One thing is setting up a train, but if things don't work out the way it is planned (here, probably influenced by the slight uphill finish), it's crucial that you make the right decisions and know how to improvise. Mørkøv, finishing 2nd today, is indeed "the best lead out man in the world", as said in this segment.
Cav is still the real deal - so so glad for him!! I also love his interviews - so grounded and real. Great man, greatest sprinter in history!!!
Well done Cav, you are such an inspiration, you so deserve this, an incredible comeback and fantastic to see. Maybe even another record to come eh? To Paris! 👍Xx
literally had chills watching that finish!!!!!
That has to be the best ever Cav sprint finish. Truly mesmerising. This man will go down in history as the greatest sprinter ever. And Morkov the lead out guy truly awesome. This is why cycling is the greatest, toughest sport on the planet
go back and watch some of his htc sprints he was even more ridiculous back then
@@Will-sv9mf Thankyou. Will do.
Just incredible execution again and again. Hats off
Thanks for posting, well done Mark!!
such a shame Sagan had to quit today, hopefully he heals up soon
4 stage wins after almost retiring and equalling stage wins record...for a substitute rider...
Makes you question the judging of talent by those who chose their teams.
@@terrycaudill4171 Well everybody thought that he was finished. including himself.
Cycle racing is science. They measure everything and then put the guys with numbers in. Cav has a bit more race experience than most. Strangely never had great top speed, only could sprint flat out for longer.
@@huzcer Were they all wrong! Great story.
Cav wouldn't have had this success without the huge huge huge advantage of that team however. This clearly shows he still has the legs however, but I can understand how other teams weren't willing to bet on him, because without the right setup, he more than likely wouldn't find this success or anywhere near it
great lead out once again and we'll frelling done m8👏
Great win Cav.Great stage everyone. GCN racing congratulation.
Literally cheered out loud seeing cav cross that line, emotional stuff
Even when Cav retires, DQS will still jave Mørkøv as one of the best sprinters in the world.
Usually lead out guys, they don't win as they go on their own... Recall how far Renshaw fared on his own?
You're forgetting Sam Bennett
OH PPPLLLEASE!!! if caleb was there, cav wouldnt have ANY
@@danjo1967 Caleb is shit
@@danjo1967 moot point if you crash/cant stay on your bike you ain't winning shit. Right now hes the fastest guy laying on the couch.
Congrats Cav! I hope he can carry the green to Paris!
The leadout could have won he's a monster, but he slowed down and gave it to Cav. 👏👏
Slowed enough to let Cav win and did enough to keep his second place. It was a good ride.
Great coverage
Wouldn’t even know Polgacar was even riding today. Well done Cavendish!
Congrats Cav! Well deserved!
Well done Mark
This brilliant story is exactly what cycling needed right now !
Stellar performance
Great finish congratulations
That was superb from Cavendish, Mørkøv went early while Cav was boxed in not once, but twice and he still made it round to win on an uphill finish that doesn't suit him. This man can break Big Ted's record before Paris. DQS will protect him through the Pyrenees and he could well take the record at Libourne, with Paris the icing on the cake. The greatest GT sprinter of all time.
Perhaps the footies should realise the sheer effort that goes into winning one stage never mind 34! Well done Cav you deserve it
congratulations to the winners and good luck to other … great race😎😎😎
Well done mark. Legendary.
Chapeau Mark
1 more for Cav!! woot!
Quickstep was very clever to contract mark
They didn't contract him
@@S.Prestage They did.
@@S.Prestage... So he's just riding for quickstep without a contract and without being paid for it...? Wtf are you on about, pal 🤣🤣🤣
@@butwhowasmoto2739 in fact, Quick Step at least is no the one paying his salary. Its one of his sponsors..
@@butwhowasmoto2739 yes, he got his own sponsors, that was the deal, although it probably changed for him to ride TDF and also probably win bonus clause.
Chapeau Cav, Chapeau.
That was amazing. But his team almost let him down. They weren't going hard enough in the last 2km. I was asking why they weren't going all out. And when the rider in the black jersey came by, my fears were vindicated. But despite falling back a few spots, he did it! Congrats to Marc Cavendish.
That said, what gives with Eddie Merckx? What a snotty comment he made about Cav about to match his record. Dude, we all know you were a true master, so there's no need to make snide remarks about Cav matching your tour stage win record. Cav's a true sprinter and would never match Merckx' amazing, all-encompassing ability on the bike. Give Cav his due and congratulate him as the sprint master champion.
PS Who noticed the "Merckx" misspelling in the description?
Remarkable story, remarkable team.
What a year Cav is having after a few tricky ones on the saddle.
Well done Cav and DQT!
Mark you are great!
Congratulations
Is this commentator for real?....comparing Cavendish to Merckx is plain stupid.........Merckx won 5 Tours De France!!~!~!!...and Cavendish...NIL...and he'll never win one.......Merckx was a GOD...Cavendish is a category champ...big difference!!!!!
Fantastic!!!!!!
wow... i did wish Cav stage wins.... now he tied the all time record.... Good job aLso to DQT... teamwork is the name of the game.... Go for glory Cav... hope Cav breaks the record...
Man he looks shattered though - barely scraped by his leadout man. I wonder if at 36 and not having trained for this Tour, he has enough in the tank to make it to Paris? I guess we should not doubt the GOAT too much though. What an astonishing comeback!
He was totally exhausted at the end, he just collapsed off his bike.
he did train for the tour just in case. Had he not trained he would not have made the time cut frst hard stage. In fact he is climbing better than ever, Bora tried to get him dropped on earlier stage, Cav was actually close to the front over the 4th cat. When needed he can climb but he conserves his energy. You don't win the milan san remo without being able to get over a climb or 2.
that bazillion watt burst of power is so well timed.
congratulations CAV... sorry about the big crash though
Gee. nice of you to mention the crash. Guess Cav winning again is more important to most.
Cavendish, too legit to quit, his leadouts too.
CAV DID IT. Mighty Record 34. Congratulation!!
Mark Missile seems to be having fun
Mørkøv the Kingmaker 👍
Michael Mørkøv had to brake at the end! 😂😂😂
Not true, Ive just watched several times in slow mo ( on the TV and from different camera angles ) and there is NO point where his fingers touch the brakes , he even threw his bike forward to get second place ....... go look at the finish line pics
@@budbud2509 you are right and I was making fun, he just didn't go full gas at the end and then he threw the bike to get second! 🤷🏽♂️
@@TheStork1981 Ahhh I see , I must admit it was all very close though
Sir Mark ! Soon surely
YESS IDOL CONGRATS 34rd WINS OF TDF THE MISSILE MCAV SAFE RIDE IDOL BRK THE RECORD EDSY MERKCX
Epic ride by Morkov handed it to Cav on a plate..Tres bein domestique
Pity those of us watching on Eurosport didn't see the immediate reaction of Cav's win, instead watching all the lads saunter across the line like they just finished a Sunday coffee spin.
Keep in mid that Eddy was asked not to participate in the tour the year after winning it for the fourth time as the record of five wins at the time was held only by the french. Eddy won eight tdf stages in one year twice in his prime and if he had not skipped the tour that year he probably would have 6 total wins and many more stage wins.
Keep in mind Eddy tested positive three times….
50 stages wins would not have been out of the question but for his troubles over the last few years
we never dreamed we would see this day..honestly most of us had written him off..
Great day for Mark Cavendish!
Love that you said Eddy is the best male cyclist of all time. Vos is definitely the best cyclist of all time
Beryl Burton
@@cmcockshoot Better than Eddy...not even close to Vos
@@veganpotterthevegan I think we must agree to disagree, Vos is fantastic but Burton was (IMO) the best ever. I wish she could have used modern gear - the results would have been frightening
@@cmcockshoot She'd be using modern gear against other women with modern gear. Level playing field. Vos' ability to kick ass in 3 disciplines while being a very good mountain biker shows how superior she is. There was also very little depth in women's cycling back then.
*Burton may very well not have even been a top 5 rider in the peloton today.
*Eddy could certainly ride with today's best at his best. His hour record with a shit bike proves that.
I am pretty sure neither Vos nor Burton could even qualify for a spot on any (male) TDF team. So clearly they can only be the best female cyclists and not the best cyclists :)
Congrats cavendish
He did it
Best sprinter ever.
legend!
God bless him (I just love riding my bike) 🙏🙏🙏
Mark Cavendish, THE BEST!
The best at what? How many Tours has he won? How many mountain stages? How many times has the time cut been moved to keep him in the race? Sorry, he is a good sprinter, but not an all a rounder like those of the past.
@@ejgillem1888 Vá dormir
Tour de France Stage 13
MARK CAVENDISH, the 'BrahMos Supersonic Cycling Missile was again launched by his lead out team Deceuninck - Quickstep to take Stage 13 in a sublime finish. I just love this boy's never give up attitude just like that indomitable spirit of Lance Armstrong's fight against cancer whilst cycling.
Well done mark cav
Not a Cav fan at all but you’ve gotta give the guy major respect
Not a fan of his either, but why do you have to give him respect? He would not be where he is without leadout trains and bending of the rules.
Great ride from Cav. Why no body armor/pads to protect Tour de France riders?
You'd die of heat exhaustion or stroke with current protective gear. It's quite a challenge to design cycling clothing to address road rash. If you spare the skin from direct abrasion, you still have burns to deal with. It's probably not feasible to invent body armor that covers everything needing coverage. Overheating is the result. Perhaps some sort of air bag system might do the trick.
No ones beating this man in Paris if he makes it
DQS must be loving this coverage they are getting. So many comments comparing Cav to Mercx, its just the number of wins not the type of rider. Nyway Mercx had some added assistance !! 3 times. As for the comments about Merkow slowing down? Merkow knows his job well as did Mark Renshaw, but they judge it so they go max from a certain point and often completely blow metres from the line. I don't think Merkow knew Cav was there as he usually slows sooner but seemed to go on just in case. Renshaw was as good as Merkow and everyone said he could have won many stages yet when he was given sprinter role he really struggled. Not all lead out men can sprint. Take a look at Wiggo leading out in final stage in Paris where he dropped all the lead out trains and Cav cruised in lol Cav is great at doing last few km's at 98% and still sprint last 200m this is why he was also world class endurance rider on the track including TP.
Very good. Mark will winn more stage. Two more 36 wins. The Wolfpack is the best team ever.
Win #5 this year looks possible
Let's get 35 sorted 💪🔥
The only thing missing is the " TDF Trophy 🏆 " for Mark Cav...I hope he gets it before he retire from the sport he loved .
🇹🇷🇹🇷🐺🐺🤘🏻🤘🏻Les Turcs sont passés par ici
Peter Sagan saw the Cav train coming and pulled the cord.
Arise Sir Mark.
Anyone saying mark had it easy come on. I’m sure eddy had some luck to win 34 stages too
He had basically his own team!
And support. I get so tired of people beefing about sprinters getting a lot of support....as if GC guys don't have a whole team doing domestique duty to help them.
Half stages counted as full stage wins as well. Everyone needs a little luck to win sometimes, this year it has been the loss of Ewan and Bennett, but you could also reverse it and think about if Cavendish hadn’t lost 5 years to illness and injury, he would probably be out of sight in the record books.
Not only Morkov almost won the stage and slowed down to let Cav cross the line first, but many top sprinters from the present days, like Demare and Caleb Ewan, were absent here and over the years others retired (Kittel) or went downhill like Greipel, facilitating Cav's 34 wins in the TdF and allowing him to equal Merck's record. But hey, records are meant to be broken anyway, so let's hope that Mark wins his 35th stage in Paris and surpasses the Cannibal!
I have rarely read su ch a nonsensical and mean-spirited post. During every career length some rider retire and new ones come along. 1) Kittel....he was dominant for a very short time ....and who knows what would have happened if Cav hadn't crashed at Harrogate. Then of course Cav beat Kittel 4 times in the 2016 tour. The following year the Sagan crash put Cav out of the race and Kittel was able to win multiple stages without Cav there. This happens to ALL competitors. 2) Greipel 'went downhill' it actually shows how impressive Cav is. He beat a young Greipel at the top of his game. 3) Cav beat Ewan this year. So how do we know he wouldn't have beaten him again. I have no clue what you are talking about regarding Demare....he was in this race and Cav won two sprints. It isn't Cav's fault he missed the time cut in the mountains and this denied Cav the chance to beat him yet again.
The bit about Morkov is rather daft. Morkov was riding because he thought Cav hadn't made his way through. He didn't slow up to let Cav through....he probably didn't even see him until after he crossed the line.
Your point is completely moot ... many sprinters have won because Cav has been troubled in the last few years ... so same argument ... as I said moot point
How much time they takes to complete 200km
One more MC!
CA -VAN- DISH. See ya in the dooshes!
Cortina was close, hope next time
if caleb ewan doesnt crash in Pontivy it's a very different story!
Are they any other good sprinters???
Chris horner has written that man (cavendish) off to not get 5 tour wins, well Chris I hope that cake is ready for you to eat those words.
If caleb ewan was there it will be hard to get all those wins, but amazing job by him after all he went trought
Merckx cannot be equaled. He is in another category
Just has been equaled, one more win to wipe the belgian doper from the records.
@@Jambobist pleas shut up
@@Jambobist you don’t know what you’re talking about. Merckx is indeed the best cyclist ever. Great athlete, great human. Ask any teammate he ever had. Most belgians are supporting Cav’s comeback and achievements but as a cyclist Merckx is another level and Cav will agrée to that.
Is this commentator for real?....comparing Cavendish to Merckx is plain stupid.........Merckx won 5 Tours De France!!~!~!!...and Cavendish...NIL...and he'll never win one.......Merckx was a GOD...Cavendish is a category champ...big difference!!!!!
Good thing his teammate let him win
THAT WAS HIS JOB TO HELP CAV WIN
GJ
Go Cav...
Yoh Cavendish
Let’s not forget that Cav could have got to 34 sooner notwithstanding his illness and being wiped out in a crash with Sagan a few Tours back too. Wouldn’t be surprised if he stalls at 34 though. To be named alongside Merckx...
i mean i like cav, but he caused that himself. and no sprinter is gonna say yeah im good here i dont wanna win anymore
Where's Sagan?
He couldn't hold Merckx's jock strap!
Is this commentator for real?....comparing Cavendish to Merckx is plain stupid.........Merckx won 5 Tours De France!!~!~!!...and Cavendish...NIL...and he'll never win one.......Merckx was a GOD...Cavendish is a category champ...big difference!!!!!
POOR SPORT
I think he will.
Quick step has it down
I don’t see em getting beat.
even 6 months ago,who would've believed cav would win a tour stage?........salty haters were everywhere.......but manx missile showed his worth.. #best_sprinter_of_all_time for a reason.🔥🔥
juicing