The fourth stage of the 2021 Tour de France served up an absolutely stunning win by Mark Cavendish, who wound back the clock to overcome a fading Jasper Philipsen and hold off a surging Nacer Bouhanni to get his 31st career Tour de France stage win, and first since the 2016 season.
However, a sacrifice to the cycling gods needed to be made, and that cam…
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