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Speaking of Mark Cavendish, Eurosport cycling presenter Orla Chennaoui was on BBC Radio 5 Live earlier, talking about his record-breaking win yesterday: "Over his 15 years in the Tour de France, he's left us broken, exhausted, exhilarated - everything.

"The man is quite simply a living legend and the greatest that the Tour de France has ever seen.

"What he achieved yesterday is really difficult to put into words, it's difficult to find the superlatives. Cycling fans know just how difficult it is to complete the number of Tours de France he has done, but to win 35 stages is simply phenomenal."

Coming out of Puligny-Montrachet, yellow jersey holder Tadej Pogacar is among the first 15 riders of the peloton, which has been stretched out due to crosswinds.

And Mark Cavendish is off the back having had a mechanical.

Victor Campenaerts and Arnaud de Lie have hit the front of the peloton for Belgian team Lotto Dstny in a bid to force a split.

Now here's a reminder of how the land lies in the general classification standings:

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) 23hrs 15mins 24secs
2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal-Quick Step) +45secs
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +50secs
4. Juan Ayuso (Spa/UAE Team Emirates) +1min 10secs
5. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1mins 14secs

There has been a little rain - on the peloton and at the finish in Dijon - but the sun has now popped out again.

• Biniam Girmay - 119 points
• Mads Pedersen - 109 points
• Jasper Philipsen - 98 points
• Jonas Abrahamsen - 88 points
• Bryan Coquard - 69 points

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After making history in Turin on Monday as the first black African rider to win a Tour de France stage, Eritrea's Biniam Girmay became the first African to don the green jersey after yesterday's stage.

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen raced clear to take the maximum 20 points for the intermediate sprint, crossing the line in Cormatin ahead of the green jersey holder Biniam Girmay and Mads Pedersen.

After being the first over the Col de Blois, Jonas Abrahamsen and Axel Zingle stretched their lead at the front to more than a minute before being reeled back in by the peloton, 3km from the intermediate sprint.

• Jonas Abrahamsen - 26 points
• Tadej Pogacar - 20 points
• Valentin Madouas - 16 points
• Jonas Vingegaard - 15 points
• Remco Evenepoel - 12 points

Here's a reminder of which riders are wearing which jerseys at this early stage of the race:

• Yellow leader's jersey - Tadej Pogacar
• Green points jersey - Biniam Girmay
• Polka pot climbers' jersey - Jonas Abrahamsen
• White young riders' jersey - Remco Evenepoel

The Col de Blois, a category four climb stretching for 1.6km at an average gradient of 6%, is the first - and only - ascent of the day.

Jonas Abrahamsen came into the day as the king of the mountains and the Norwegian was the first to reach the Col de Blois summit and claim the only mountain point up for grabs today.

Now then, on to today's stage.

The 174-strong peloton has set off from Macon in the east of France, with no withdrawals to report.

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After his record-breaking win, Mark Cavendish said he was more relieved than ecstatic, that he felt a weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

He told ITV: "You sprint and go as hard as you can until you get to the finish and maybe your life changes if you cross that line first, maybe it doesn't if you don't. That is the nature of this race and what makes it so beautiful.

"The Tour de France is bigger than cycling," he added. "I love it, I love racing the Tour. Every little detail has been put towards today."

Click here for more reaction to Cavendish's epic achievement

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Mark Cavendish's former lead-out man Mark Renshaw is now the Manx Missile's sporting director with Astana Qazaqstan.

"He's amazing," Renshaw said. "He’s just like a fine wine who gets better and better.

"The team had so much confidence in him and they had that all year. We've changed the team to look after him and he has been mega committed.

"I don’t know how many days he's been with his family but this year it has not been many and that is the type of commitment you need."

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Speaking after yesterday's record-breaking win for Mark Cavendish, fellow Briton and former Team Sky team-mate Geraint Thomas said: "It's unbelievable, I am super happy for him. It is great he has the record alone and is not sharing it with anyone.

"I said 'mate, if you win this stage just drop your bike and walk away' - but he was like, 'If I win the first one, I'll want to win more'. So he’s definitely going to hang around, isn't he."

Speaking of menus...

Ever wondered how the team chefs at the Tour de France manage to keep the riders fuelled during their gruelling exploits?

Well, it turns out replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge.

But just how do professional cycling teams eat and cook on the road? Not so long ago, the professional cycling world's approach to fuelling was remarkably basic, but that has certainly changed.

Read more: Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens

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So what's on the menu for today?

For a second day on the trot the sprinters will have something to get excited about.

The flat route that winds through the vineyards of Burgundy should again discourage a breakaway and culminates in an 800m dash to the finishing line.

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Having already postponed his retirement plans, this year's Tour is expected to be Mark Cavendish's last.

And having now got the stage wins record in the bag, can he add a few more before this year's Tour is through?

During the reaction yesterday, many noted that when Cavendish gets his first stage win of a Tour, it normally gives him the motivation to go on and win a few more. And today is a great opportunity for the 39-year-old.

So then, will Mark Cavendish's record ever be broken?

The British rider now has 35 stage wins and the next highest active rider is Tadej Pogacar with 12.

Hit thumbs up if you think the 25-year-old Slovenian will ultimately catch Cavendish, thumbs down if not.