Mark Cavendish was able to look over his shoulder as he sprinted to yet another sensational victory on stage 18 of the Tour de France in Bordeaux today.
And the 25-year-old HTC-Columbia sprinter’s fourth stage win of the 97th Tour and his 14th in all will see points classification rivals Alessandro Petacchi and Thor Hushovd wary of the Briton coming from behind to take the green jersey in Paris on Sunday.
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