Mark Cavendish foiled in bid for history as Jasper Philipsen claims victory in Bordeaux sprint at 2023 Tour de France
Sixteen years to the day after his Tour de France debut in London, Britain’s Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) came so close to an historic 35th stage win on the world’s biggest bike race. On a hectic finale alongside the Garonne river in Bordeaux, the road opened up for Cavendish, who came from deep with one of his trademark turns of pace and was able to get the jump on the in-form Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).


