Britain's Cavendish breaks Tour de France record for stage wins

Mark Cavendish is officially the cycling GOAT!

Sir Mark Cavendish has won more stages of the Tour de France than any other cyclist.

Cavendish, from the Isle of Man, won the fifth stage of this year's event and his 35th in total, beating a record that has stood for nearly 50 years.

He retired from cycling after crashing out of last year's race with a broken collar bone, but later changed his mind.

After reaching the historic milestone, Cavendish said: "I'm in a bit of disbelief."

Mark almost retired last year, but he kept going as he wanted to chase the record win.

The cyclist is recognised by many as being one of the world's greatest cycling sprinters of all time.

Growing up in the Isle of Man, he began cycling at a very young age and joining a BMX club at the age of nine.

During his career he has racked up a huge list of achievements, including a silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, and was awarded a knighthood in the King's birthday honours list last month.