Tour of Britain

Cavendish stages 10th win of season on Tour of Britain

Britain's Mark Cavendish secured his second consecutive stage win on the Tour of Britain in Southampton yesterday to lift his season's total into double figures. He was given a perfect lead out by his T-Mobile team-mate Roger Hammond and then powered clear, celebrating with both hands outstretched to signal his 10th stage success.

Belgium's Steven Caethoven was second, J-J Haedo of the United States third, and Hammond held on for fourth. "I don't think I can take any credit for this win because my team did such an amazing job," said Cavendish. "Roger took me even further into the sprint, so I couldn't lose." The 22-year-old Manxman leads the Tour by 14sec.

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