Cavendish's sprint finish leads to 3rd stage victory

Cavendish, the 2011 world road race champion, had suffered a crash in the closing moments of the opening stage and was pushed into second place by Australia's Leigh Howard in a tense finish at Knowsley Safari Park on Monday.

But he finally got his stage win on Tuesday after the peloton, led by Team Sky colleagues Jeremy Hunt and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, had reeled in the breakaway group heading into the final 2 kilometers.

Cavendish — who according to media reports is expected to leave the team at the end of the season — took advantage of their efforts to sprint clear to take the stage.

It was Team Sky's second stage win after Luke Rowe's victory on Sunday and Cavendish said: “I knew the finish was downhill but I had the perfect lead-out. It was pretty textbook.”

Second place was enough for Australian Howard, who won on Monday, to claim the overall leader's Gold jersey with Aidis Kruopis of Orica third.

The Tour of Britain heads to Carlisle, northern England, on Wednesday for a 156-km race down to Blackpool.

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