Cavendish picks up fourth Tour stage win

MARK CAVENDISH continued to enhance his reputation as cycling’s new sprint king with a fourth stage win in the 2008 Tour de France yesterday.

Cavendish emerged to the left of veteran sprinter Robbie McEwen to become only the second British rider to win back-to-back stages in a Grand Tour with victory in stage 13 from Narbonne to Nimes.

The quick run-in to Nimes was perfect for the sprinters, but the old guard of Erik Zabel, Thor Hushovd and McEwen once again had no answer to Cavendish’s speed in the final 100 metres.