Teams & Riders Mark Cavendish Discussion Thread

[Lequack]

Sometimes you get dust in your eyes

https://twitter.com/x/status/1808534902763110415

View: https://twitter.com/NBCSCycling/status/1808534902763110415

 

[dobrien]

Today wasn’t some freak thing. Cavendish has still got the straight speed to compete for stages. All his ups and downs have somewhat dampened just how dominant he has always been in sprints when he is at his best. He is older and his reflexes aren’t what they used to be, but he is still extremely fast. What separates him from aging sprinters in the past is that Cavendish has never lost his nerve. Most guys can still ride fast as they age, it’s the deterioration of their other skills and the fact that as they get older, the risks of a sprint finish become more clear.

Cavendish has never lost his nerve in sprints. The crashes that could’ve mentally finished lesser riders didn’t dull his ability to block it out.

This completely. Watching that overhead shot, if you didn't know it was Cav you would have thought it was some crazy 22 year old or something. That's the part that is really something else, at least to me.

 

[tobydawq]

Why is this a sticky thread?

 

[SHAD0W93]

Why is this a sticky thread?

I don’t know but I can get behind it. Makes it easier to find for the upcoming stages.

 

[scribers]

Why is this a sticky thread?

We don’t discuss moderation round here, capeesh?

 

[Invicituz]

I'm delighted for Cav, fair play to him, an incredible, historical record.

 

[tobydawq]

We don’t discuss moderation round here, capeesh?

Damn, see you Friday

 

[SHAD0W93]

Damn, see you Friday

Free Toby 2024

 

[Ripper]

Today wasn’t some freak thing. Cavendish has still got the straight speed to compete for stages. All his ups and downs have somewhat dampened just how dominant he has always been in sprints when he is at his best. He is older and his reflexes aren’t what they used to be, but he is still extremely fast. What separates him from aging sprinters in the past is that Cavendish has never lost his nerve. Most guys can still ride fast as they age, it’s the deterioration of their other skills and the fact that as they get older, the risks of a sprint finish become more clear.

Cavendish has never lost his nerve in sprints. The crashes that could’ve mentally finished lesser riders didn’t dull his ability to block it out.

Yes. Not to mention, the speed and physical attributes to win at the end of a stage are not the same as the absolute sprint capacity in either a sprint event or a criterium. It's nerves, but also physical resilience, skill, reading the race.

Cav has never been the straight up 'fastest' per se. But he is the fastest at the end of a lot of races!

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Why is this a sticky thread?

For the day that's in it, I thought some people might appreciate it, and I believe it causes almost zero disruption to anyone that doesn't particularly need it. Is there a difficulty with it being stickied?

 

[tobydawq]

For the day that's in it, I thought some people might appreciate it, and I believe it causes almost zero disruption to anyone that doesn't particularly need it. Is there a difficulty with it being stickied?

No, I just thought that it was unprecedented for a rider thread to be stickied so I thought it might have been a mistake.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

No, I just thought that it was unprecedented for a rider thread to be stickied so I thought it might have been a mistake.

I have no intention of doing it for every stage winner. If I am still a mod when someone other than Cavendish hits 36 (or whatever target he leaves) I might do it again then.

 

[Izzyeviel]

The Eurosport highlights of stage 5 has become a show several hours long talking about how great Cav is.

I'm all for it.

 

[PremierAndrew]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMQD0kxMEQ&ab_channel=AEON


Enjoying the nostalgia

 

[Izzyeviel]

I have no intention of doing it for every stage winner. If I am still a mod when someone other than Cavendish hits 36 (or whatever target he leaves) I might do it again then.

Of course, if you really wanted to cause a ruckus on here, you could rename the thread to 'Mark Cavendish is officially better than Eddy Merckx thread'

 

[Unchained]

Is there a public comment from Eddy Merckx?

 

[SHAD0W93]

Is there a public comment from Eddy Merckx?

'Such a nice guy to break my record' - Eddy Merckx congratulates Mark Cavendish on his historical achievement

Cavendish has surpassed Eddy Merckx's long-standing record of 34 Tour de France stage wins, with more opportunities still ahead.

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[Unchained]

Nobody knows what tomorrow holds but was not too windy today, stage will be flat and probably thicker than today. Cavendish will get another shot..Didn't see weather forecast. Besides Cav, rewatched near miss by Pogacar, he was just a millimeter from being crashed out..Tomorrow will be dangerous for sure

 

[joe_papp]

That was Mark Renshaw in the team car, too eh? Cav's original

Thanks for sharing these. Great to hear from Renshaw and from G. Love what he said about dropping the bike

 

[proffate]

Love this slideshow of Cav posterizing several generations of sprinters.

Hushovd, Farrar, Petacchi, Boonen, Greipel, Sagan, Phillipsen, WVA

Mark Cavendish and his 35 Tour de France stage wins – Gallery

Looking back on each and every victory that made his name as the race's greatest ever sprinter

www.cyclingnews.com

Fun fact, he's only won a single stage at the TDF one time (2015). His median number of victories if he wins at least once (which he has done 10 times now) is 4.

 

[dazaau]

I just wanted to come here and say, what a journey, what a week, what a win. Got a little emotional.

Great day.

 

[hrotha]

For the day that's in it, I thought some people might appreciate it, and I believe it causes almost zero disruption to anyone that doesn't particularly need it. Is there a difficulty with it being stickied?

I mean, it's a ridiculous precedent

 

[Miha81]

He rode the chain off that bike

Velon CC

So much power Cav’s chain jumped off 😲 It dislodged after he stopped pedalling and started to celebrate. Watch highlights of Mark Cavendish’s 35th Le Tour de France stage win:...

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[scribers]

Fun fact, he's only won a single stage at the TDF one time (2015). His median number of victories if he wins at least once (which he has done 10 times now) is 4.

They say my spelling is terrible. But my math ain’t too shabby. I ran the numbers with your data and came up with at least 41 wins.

I think Cav must have broke this record years ago!

 

[jmdirt]

Why is this a sticky thread?

Because it should be!

EDIT: When someone breaks this record, they get the same.