'Words don’t do it justice' - Mark Cavendish on 'emotional rollercoaster' of Champs-Elysees at Tour de France

Mark Cavendish described the «wall of noise» that Tour de France competitors have to deal with in the last stage at the Champs-Elysees. While the first part of the day’s racing is typically not competitive, with cyclists coming together to acknowledge the winner-elect, the concluding final sprint around the Champs-Elysees — there will be eight laps on Sunday — is hotly contested.

Ad/> Winning the last stage of the most famous Grand Tour is obviously a significant achievement and Cavendish is no stranger to success — on the final stage — or the Tour itself. Tour de FranceCavendish: I’ll win at Tour de France again, I’m not retiring yet18/07/2022 AT 19:19 He shares the record with the legendary Eddy Merkcx for stage wins at the Tour, at 34, and he has the highest number of wins in the finale (four).

In 2021 he could managed third place, though he won the points classification, but he was not included in the Quick-Step AlphaVinyl team for this year’s race. He hopes to compete in the 2023 edition, though, despite being 37 years old, and his passion came through when describing the event on Eurosport.

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“It’s as big an achievement to finish the Tour de France as it is to win something else. “As soon as you hit the circuit there’s a wall of