Second Stage of the Tour - A Sprint Finish

Cav wins his 21st Tour de France stage victory

Finally I've seen Mark Cavendish work his magic! Entering the 1km mark, Cav was more than 20 riders behind the head of the pack. With no lead out team to support his sprint finish, Cav showed that even though Team Sky has its eye on putting the yellow jersey on Bradley Wiggins, he is still in the running for more stage wins and maybe even the green jersey.

Sorry Greipel but Cavendish outsmarted you

Analysts from The Guardian and Eurosport picked Andre Greipel to win the sprint finish especially because of the news that Cav lost 3 kilograms to start the Tour. But Cav showed them that the Manx Missile can beat the odds, with or without his own lead out team.

With 21 Tour de France stage wins, he's now in 6th on the all-time list, and a win behind Lance Armstrong.


*UPDATE* Watch the highlights of Stage 2 via The Guardian.