Bike check: Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France special edition Willier Filante SLR
The Brit has one last chance to break the all-time record for stage wins
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Astana Qazaqstan
The Tour de France starts July 1 and all eyes will be on Astana Qazaqstan’s Mark Cavendish to see if he breaks the all-time record for stage wins. He will be riding on a special edition Tour de France Willier Filante SLR.
With Corima hoops, and a special white, yellow and black paintjob, the ride looks very fast.
The first few days of this year’s Tour in Spain are a bit hilly, so fans may need to wait a while to see if he smashes the number of wins he currently has.
Tied with the great Eddy Merckx at 34 wins a piece, Cav has one last shot to reach 35.
In 2022, fans were outraged when Soudal Quick-Step chose Fabio Jakobsen over the Manx Missile for its designated sprinter.
The Tour organizers sassed Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl hard for not bringing Cavendish
The former world champion announced at the Giro d’Italia that 2023 would be his final year of racing as a professional cyclist.
