Cavendish wins again
Mark Cavendish produced yet another superb sprint today to take his third stage win as the Tour de France reached Issoudun.
Thor Hushovd pushed the Briton all the way on the final sprint in stage 10 but the Beijing Olympian showed typical grit to pull away as he took 35 points in his bid to regain the green jersey from the Norwegian.
Hushovd collected 30 points for staying on the Manxman’s wheel but the gap between he and Cavendish is now down to six points.
There was no change in the general classification as the main men came home safely to leave Italian Rinaldo Nocentini in possession of the yellow jersey.
“I’m getting closer to it now, I like the colour of it!” Cavendish told Eurosport.
“I needed the rest day yesterday, it was good, and everyone was fresh today. the team rode well again today and took the race on again. It was a tough little finish but they delivered me perfectly. It’s nice.
“Thor was second there so I only got five points back on him. But I’ve got another two stage wins, or even four, lined up that I want to win. Maybe two is realistic.”
