Tour de France Stage 2 Winner
Mark Cavendish
(born in Douglas, Isle of Man, 21 May 1985 ) is a Manx and British racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia-HTC. Originally a track cyclist in the madison, points race, and scratch race, he has also competed on the road since 2006. He is a double Madison World Champion and Commonwealth Games gold medalist on the track. As a road cyclist, he has risen to prominence as a sprinter. He achieved eleven wins in his first professional season, equalling the record held by Alessandro Petacchi. In the 2008 Tour de France he won four stages, an unprecedented achievement for a British cyclist and he has since been described as the fastest sprinter in the world. He continued his wins in 2009 by taking the Spring classic, Milan-Sanremo. Cavendish started racing informally at 12, as a mountain-bike rider. He lives in Manchester and Tuscany, Italy.
General Classification standings after Stage 2:
1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team Saxo Bank, 4:49:34
3. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Garmin-Slipstream, 4:49:53
5. Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence-Lotto, 4:49:57
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