Le Tour Dispatch

History is being made daily at this year's Tour de France.

It started with Romain Bardet's first yellow jersey, in his final year of a twelve-year long career, and continued with two Frenchmen winning on Italian soil from the breakaway, two days in a row. The first wins for teams Arkéa-B&B Hotels and Intermarché-Wanty. The first time an Ecuadorian rider has ever worn the yellow jersey. The first victory for a black African EVER.

And yesteday, the little piece of the cycling history jigsaw puzzle that was most anticipated at this Tour de France: Mark Cavendish breaking the record for the highest number of stage wins by an individual rider.

Catch up on all the action and reaction, and look ahead to today’s stage, with the latest Dispatch.