It's pretty dramatic for the man who, at 38,
still held the hope of achieving his 35th stage win.
It's the end of a dream.
A second victory!
Mark Cavendish imposing himself!
Here he comes.
Hang on…
Cavendish, on his own. Cavendish.
It's a risky gamble,
because everything is bet on a sprinter who is getting on in years,
who hasn't necessarily had much success in recent years,
So it's putting all your eggs in one basket.
The sponsors pay for a win.
If Mark Cavendish can't score, then it could jeopardize the team.
Philipsen wins!
Jasper Philipsen!
Philipsen wins!
Bam, bam, bam The flame from Ham!
-Come on. -Okay.
We don't have the funds to buy big sprinters.
So we have a great project with a development team.
Our first ambition this year is to win a stage.
We've been coming to the Tour press conference for seven years
saying that we're there to win a stage, but we haven't done it yet.
And this year, I think we really have the team for it.
We chose Biniam for the Tour de France.
He has innate talent. That's for sure.
I think he's a sprinter who could win in the big tours in the future.
This stage is tailor-made for the Alpecin-Deceuninck team.
We've got a flat finish, a long straight stretch,
a course that's not too difficult.
All the ingredients are there for Jasper Philipsen to win.
Philipsen is down.
138 is down, 131, 106. Philipsen, 106, Philipsen.
…who was in the crash.
Crap.
Where's Cavendish? Have we seen him?
No, we haven't.
Biniam Girmay is alongside the barriers.
Biniam Girmay, who is lining everyone up.
Victory for Biniam Girmay, Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert.
This is huge. It's huge.
…Piedmont, representing Eritrea, Biniam Girmay.
That sucks.
NOPE NOT GONNA HAPPEN
SHOULD'VE RETIRED GRACEFULLY LAST YEAR
HE'LL CRASH AGAINST THE WALL AND BLAME SOMEONE ELSE
HE'S NOT AS STRONG OR TACTICAL AS BEFORE
WINNING A STAGE WOULD BE A CINDERELLA STORY.
CAV CAN ONLY WIN IF EVERYTHING GOES WRONG FOR THE OTHER SPRINTERS.
And Mark Cavendish is keen to make his mark on that front,
and to make history again.
It's going to be a tense finish.
This Alpecin-Deceuninck team, which has yet to win on the Tour,
is eager to make up for lost time.
What a nerd.
It's now or never.
Let's go!
Let's go.
Now they're on their way.
This is the moment.
He won?
And the stage winner makes history!
The winner of this stage, Mark Cavendish!
Team Astana Qazaqstan.
It won't be easy to win this year.
-No. -No.
Just behave calmly, dude. Just chill out.
The plan already worked.
I am a lot slower than last year. I am losing so many sprints.
Last year, everything we did was a piece of cake.
…one.
They're off!
Another really shitty day. Let's just say.
There are seven sprints left.
It's too much for him.
I can't believe it. We must be on another planet.
He's becoming a legend.
I'm not just any rider.
My body knows how to survive at 3,000 metres.
I'm made for the mountains.
This is it, Richie.
Go!
Subtitle translation by: Michael Evans