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British cyclist Mark Cavendish claimed his third stage victory in this year's Tour de France to thwart French hopes of securing a win on Bastille Day, their national holiday.

Team Columbia rider Cavendish again proved he has no equals in a bunch sprint finish, comfortably crossing the line ahead of rival Thor Hushovd with American Tyler Farrar back in third place at the end of the 194.5km 10th stage from Limoges to Issoudun.

There was no change in the top three with Italian Rinaldo Nocenti finishing in the peloton to remain six seconds ahead of 2007 champion Alberto Contador, with seven-times winner Lance Armstrong a further two seconds behind in third.

However, there was a shuffling of the pack behind them with fourth-placed Levi Leipheimer and fifth-placed Bradley Wiggins losing 15 seconds after failing to register the same time as the peloton.

This means Andreas Kloden moves up to fourth, with Leipheimer fifth, meaning places second to fifth are now taken by riders from the Astana team. Read full article »

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