Cavendish hails team effort after latest victory

MARK CAVENDISH hailed his team-mates after regaining the green jersey with victory in stage 11 of the Tour de France yesterday – his fourth triumph in 2009.

It was the 24-year-old’s eighth Tour stage win, equalling his British record haul from 2008 and bringing him level with Barry Hoban at the top of the British rankings.

It was a familiar sight at the end of the 192-kilometre route from Vatan to Saint-Fargeau, as Team Columbia-HTC set up Cavendish perfectly for a sprint to the line, and the Manxman praised the efforts of his team-mates for helping him hold off Tyler Farrar’s challenge.