Stage win comes at a cost for Cavendish

The 13th Tour de France stage win of Mark Cavendish’s career today came at a cost as Mark Renshaw, the Briton’s HTC-Columbia leadout man, was expelled from the race for headbutting.

Cavendish, who won four stages in 2008 and six in 2009, claimed his third win of the 2010 Tour with a sprint victory on the 184.5-kilometre 11th stage from Sisteron to Bourg-les-Valence.