LIFE ON TOUR TOM THEWLIS

Mark Cavendish can't keep himself away from the Tour de France, such is his love and affinity for the race that's given him everything and defined much of his career. The all-time stage win record holder could have sailed off into the sunset after last year, but instead he's back on the ground at the race, glad-handing Tour dignitaries and shepherding VIP guests around the team paddock each morning.

- News writer

Never mind the current pros - including Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard, the peloton's big three - it was Cavendish who sent delighted fans into raptures as they glimpsed a sight of him passing by, dressed in dark sunglasses and skinny j