Saint-LA (France): Every year the Tour de France gets tougher for sprinters, British speed king Mark Cavendish claimed ahead of a distinctly mountainous 2016 edition.
<img title="Cavendish" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jul/Cavendish.jpg" alt="Cavendish" /> Cavendish
The 31-year-old Manxman is third in the all-time list of Tour stages wins with 26 behind only legends Eddie Merckx (34) of Belgium and France&rsquo;s Bernard Hinault (28). But having won 20 Tour stages in his first four years from 2008-11, he has managed only six in the four years since.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just got harder. In 2008 there were 18 category 2 and above climbs in the Tour de France; last year there were 18 in the last week alone and this year there are 28!,&rdquo; said Cavendish.

Every year the Tour de France gets tougher for sprinters, British speed king Mark Cavendish claimed ahead of a distinctly mountainous 2016 edition

Tour de France getting harder for sprinters, says Mark Cavendish

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Every year the Tour de France gets tougher for sprinters, British speed king Mark Cavendish claimed ahead of a distinctly mountainous 2016 edition

Tour de France getting harder for sprinters, says Mark Cavendish

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