Cavendish claims green jersey

Mark Cavendish today claimed a the 18th Tour de France stage win of his career and seized the points classification leader’s green jersey.

On the 44th anniversary of Tom Simpson’s death and in torrential rain, Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) won the 167.5-kilometre 11th stage from Blaye-les-Mines to Lavaur to move to seventh on the all-time list of Tour stage winners.