Photos are courtesy of the Sporza website and @AP, with thanks
Mark Cavendish has Michael Morkov and the wolfpack to thank for his 4th stage win in this Tour and his 34th in total. With this, he equals Eddy Merckx’s supposedly unapproachable record. Mind you Eddy Merckx done this by winning mountain stages, time trials, and sprints. and leading the race for 96 days, winning the TDF 5 times…It is not only the 34th overall win but also the 7th Quick-Step win for Mark Cavendish. No one ever did better. Tom Boonen, Julian Alaphilippe and Marcel Kittel each have 6.
Tomorrow: A typical transition stage towards the Pyrenees, with 3 x 2nd category climbs and a descending finish to Quillan. A perfect “parcoure” for the classic riders in the race…Greg Van Avermaet and Philip Gilbert will give it a go for sure!! My tip for tomorrow is Wout Van Aert.
Stage 13 top 10: 1 Mark Cavendish DQT 5:04:29
2 Michael Mørkøv DQT +0
3 Jasper Philipsen AFC +0
4 Iván García MOV +0
5 Danny van Poppel IWG +0
6 Alex Aranburu APT +0
7 Christophe Laporte COF +0
8 André Greipel ISN +0
9 Magnus Cort EFN +0
10 Jasper Stuyven TFS +0
Standings after stage 13
1 Tadej Pogacar UAD 52:27:12
2 Rigoberto Urán EFN +5:18
3 Jonas Vingegaard TJV +5:32
4 Richard Carapaz IGD +5:33
5 Ben O’Connor ACT +5:58
6 Wilco Kelderman BOH +6:16
7 Alexey Lutsenko APT +6:30
8 Enric Mas MOV +7:11
9 Guillaume Martin COF +9:29
10 Pello Bilbao TBV +10:28
