Team effort lifts Cavendish to second success

Mark Cavendish hailed the teamwork of Columbia-HTC after he claimed a second consecutive Tour de France stage win yesterday.

Cavendish followed up Sunday’s victory to claim the 196.5km stage three from Marseille to La Grande-Motte ahead of Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) and Cyril Lemoine (Skil-Shimano) thanks to another perfect sprint finish.