Mark Cavendish made history on Wednesday by winning a record 35th Tour de France stageThe defending champion is going well and is told that "he is going well" and "should only think about touching the motorbike" ahead of him.Geraint Thomas loses a minute and 29 seconds, while Tom Pidcock is provisionally 93rd over three minutes and 30 seconds down and only a few seconds ahead of Mark Cavendish.
The first arrives after 8.6km, the second at the crest of the climb at 14.4km and a third on Morey-Saint-Denis with 6.4km to race. British rider Fred Wright has just called the fan-lined route "lovely" and says it's a joy to see so many people out on the roadside.He has a legion of fans in what is basically a home stage and even stops while being serenaded to hug his wife and his son. Remarkable scenes.3. Jonas Vingegaard +50secs5. Primoz Roglic +1mins 14secs7. Mikel Landa +1min 32secsHe looked like he was giving that a decent go as well.