2021 Tour de France Stage 13 Results & Recap
Stage 13 of the 2021 Tour de France is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Cavendish matches Merckx's win record in Carcassonne
Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition of the Tour de France to match record holder Eddy Merckx at 34 wins. The veteran sprinter said he went deep to sprint to the win in Carcassonne ahead of his lead-out man Michael Morkov and Jasper Philipsen.
"What a day," Cavendish said after the race. "I am so dead after having raced 220 kilometres in that heat, in that wind - and what a finish! I was so on the limit in the end, but I had to sprint because of how much the guys had worked for me. The finish line was slightly uphill. [Iván GarcĂa] Cortina went and I hoped for [Michael] Morkov to bring him back, because I had lost some ground on that last right-hand turn. During the sprint, I was a bit worried because the commissaries had warned me I had headbutt Bouhanni on one of the first stages, so I was trying not to use my head and not to lean towards anyone during the sprint. For me, this is just another stage win on the Tour de France. It feels the same as the first one. I still don’t realise this is a special one because of the record. Just a kid’s dream comes true after a lot of hard work. If one of my victories can inspire ten children to take on cycling and maybe race the Tour de France on the future, that’s what will matter the most to me."
Tadej Pogacar had a safe day despite some serious crashes in the peloton, to retain the yellow jersey before the final week of the tour.
"Today’s was a super hard, super long stage. At first it was a bit boring, and then it got hectic, with a lot of stuff going on. I’m happy it’s over. My teammate Rafal Majka crashed. We will see how he is once in the hotel. I hope he will be alright tomorrow and ready to take the start. Tomorrow it’s going to be a hard day too. Many things can happen and it won’t be easy. Maybe a big breakaway will go from the first kilometres. Anyway, we are ready to tackle the Pyrenees and defend the yellow jersey."\n
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