Teams & Riders Mark Cavendish Discussion Thread

[FroomeWagon]

Odds makers have Cav at 6:4 (or ~40%) to win at least one stage.

 

[ManicJack]

Odds makers have Cav at 6:4 (or ~40%) to win at least one stage.

I'm rooting for him, but if he doesn't get it on stage 6, I don't see it happening.

 

[Rackham]

At least Cav's record attempt is going to bring a little 'folklore' to some otherwise uneventful transitional stages.

It's an extra dimension to sprints & a very welcome one from an entertainment perspective. Whether he succeeds or not is almost immaterial for neutral viewers, i.e. his personal quest is a great story in & of itself & that's good enough, win or lose.

 

[Unchained]

Odds makers have Cav at 6:4 (or ~40%) to win at least one stage.

Odds maybe changing currently.. 10,000:1

 

[hfgon1]

I am surprised so much people start joking about Cavendish. What did you expect? Even during his best years he rode just against the time limit in those kind of stages. So of course he does this now also. Doesnt mean that he wont have a chance during the sprint stages and I'm convinced he will stay in time limit.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Odds maybe changing currently.. 10,000:1

Put $10 on it

 

[Unchained]

Put $10 on it

Last camera shot shows he has a bottle, so I will go $5 bucks, 100:1 slightly improved.. Those early shots of him throwing up still have me not so confident

 

[samhocking]

I am surprised so much people start joking about Cavendish. What did you expect? Even during his best years he rode just against the time limit in those kind of stages. So of course he does this now also. Doesnt mean that he wont have a chance during the sprint stages and I'm convinced he will stay in time limit.

It's Cavendish, people's common sense and memory this is all relatively normal for Cav leaves them each July and it's one-trick pony this, too-old that. I mean Jakobson is with him who afaiwk hasn't got heat stroke so Cav can't be doing too bad he just dropped off the first climb sooner than other sprinters,

 

[Unchained]

75k left I say Cav cruising speed has him coasting in at 23 minutes back

 

[Tim Cahill]

 

[SHAD0W93]

Just has to survive tomorrow and stage 4. Hopefully he’s feeling better.

 

[awavey]

It was hopefully, in so far as not some kind of stomach bug hes picked up, just the heat combined with the need to fuel alot to get over the hills, wouldnt be the first cyclist whose stomach rejected the energy rich diet they're forced to use.

 

[SHAD0W93]

View: https://youtu.be/_sWvnrTFTrA?si=bKL3v75B7ykcTjpJ

 

[awavey]

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[Bolder]

He sounds a little delirious.

 

[Izzyeviel]

He sounds like hes been in a debate rather than a cycle club. If it is heat stroke, I wouldnt be surprised if he was a DNS tomorrow. Im still suffering from the heatstroke I had the other day.

 

[awavey]

having had head stroke myself once, theres no way you can hold a conversation like that if youve got it, its just as he says they know what theyre doing and they do the minimum required to get through stages like this, to the stages where he can compete.

if he wasnt going for this 35th stage, nobody would be focussing in on it this much at all, just like theyve completely ignored Jakobsen rode with him all day long.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Looked worse but then he bounced back.

 

[dazaau]

I don't think the plan was to vomit at 60km/h on the descent and get dropped on the first climb. He looked so cooked. He also got rid of his radio, again, not the actions of a day going to plan.

Hopefully tomorrow he is not so bad. Great effort by him and his team to tough it out. Brutal start to the tour.

 

[Boehmand]

Lovely introspective interview with Cavendish ahead of stage 3.

'Best in the world' - Mark Cavendish hails teammate Michael Morkov ahead of Stage 3 record bid at Tour de France - Cycling video - Eurosport

Mark Cavendish looks ahead to Stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France as he tries to break Eddy Merckx's victory for most stage victories.

www.eurosport.com

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Number 35 for Cavendish. He is alone at the top of the Tour de France stage win list. The best sprinter of all time. Congratulations!

 

[Netserk]

Hats off. The long mission over the past three years has come to fruit. Today was class, more than what I thought he had in him at this point.

 

[Screecher]

His longevity is even more impressive than his win count. He won his first stage 16 years ago.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

HIs longevity is even more impressive than his win count. He won his first stage 16 years ago.

Also considering he had two almost retirements as well.

 

[Peyroteo94]

This is him!!! This is what he does!! GOAT!!! For sprints this, I say this new generation is very weak, he is 39 years old and still is Tour's stage winner. Incredible bike handling, incredible acceleration, this is the real deal!!