It wasn't to be for Mark Cavendish on Stage 21 of the Tour de France (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)Wout van Aert denied Mark Cavendish another piece of Tour de France history as the Belgian national champion won stage 21 on the Champs-Elysees on Paris on Sunday. Cavendish was seeking his fifth stage victory of this Tour which would have moved him clear of Eddy Merckx as the winner of a record 35. Cavendish had to check his sprint more than once as he struggled to find a gap before coming in third behind Van Aert and Jasper Philipsen. Wout Van Aert of Belgium celebrates winning Stage 21"This Tour has been amazing," said Van Aert, the first man since Bernard Hinault in 1979 to win a mountain stage, sprint and time trial at the same Tour. "It's been such a roller-coaster and to finish off with a win like this is beyond my expectations.

Source: Sky sports July 18, 2021 17:38 UTC