Cycling world reacts to Mark Cavendish's 34th Tour de France stage win

The plaudits are coming in from current and old stars of the sport

Mark Cavendish
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Following Mark Cavendish's historic 34th stage win at the Tour de France, the cycling world has been quick to laud the achievement of the Briton.

Cavendish sprinted to his fourth stage success of this year's race in Carcassonne on Friday afternoon to equal Eddy Merckx's long-standing record of 34 stage wins in the race.

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