Mark Cavendish wins his third stage victory on Stage 10 of the Tour de France 2009
Britain’s Mark Cavendish completed a superb sprint finish to hold off Norway’s Thor Hushovd and gain his third stage win of Tour de France 2009.
Cavendish attacked in the last 200m and was accelerating away from Hushovd, his main rival for the green jersey, when he crossed the line in Issoudun.
Hushovd keeps the green jersey, although the 24-year-old Cavendish has closed the gap to just six points at the top of the standings in the points category.
Italy’s Rinaldo Nocentini keeps the yellow jersey, with a six-second lead.
Britain’s Bradley Wiggins was caught up in a crash near the finish and drops out of the top five overall.
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong and 2007 winner Alberto Contador both finished with Nocentini, safely near the front of the peloton.
But their Astana team-mate Levi Leipheimer was affected by the split in the main group that delayed Wiggins, and he also lost 15 seconds on the other contenders in the general classification.
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8150447.stm
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