Cavendish misses out on Tour de France record but Yates keeps yellow jersey

Mark Cavendish missed out on surpassing a record he shares with Eddy Merckx for Tour de France stage wins today. In the first real sprinting opportunity of this year’s Tour de France, Cavendish was in the mix right until the finish but could only finish sixth. He and Merckx are level on 34 stage wins. [...]