Eddy Merckx: I won't lose any sleep if Cavendish beats my Tour de France record

Mark Cavendish and Eddy Merckx
Mark Cavendish and Eddy Merckx (Image credit: Getty Images)

Eddy Merckx has told La Gazzetta dello Sport he will congratulate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mark Cavendish if he equals or beats his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France stage win record. But true to his ever competitive cannibal 𝄹nature, Merckx was quick to highligh💧t that he won stages on every terrain, won the Tour de France five times and lead the race for 96 days during his incredible career.    

“There’ll be no problem if Cavendish equals my record. I won’t lose any sleep over it. If he does it, I’ll congratulate him because it’s not easy to win 34 sprints,” Merckx told La Gazzetta dello Sport fr🐬om his home in Belgium where he has been watching the Tour de France.