Cavendish wins stage 13 of Tour, Froome's lead eroded

Mark Cavendish answered his critics with victory on stage 13 of the Tour de France to Saint-Amand-Montrond but Chris Froome saw more than a minute of his lead over Alberto Contador blown away by the crosswinds.

Cavendish awoke to headlines in French sports daily L’Equipe declaring his reign as the pre-eminent sprinter of the day over following Marcel Kittel’s third stage win yesterday, but responded with his second win of this 100th Tour, the 25th of his career putting him joint third all-time with Andre Leducq.