Cavendish takes Tour green jersey
Cavendish (right) has now won 20 stages of the Tour de France Mark Cavendish won the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris, becoming Britain's first winner of the green jersey for the race's best sprinter. Cavendish, christian louboutin sale cheap who has now won 20 stages of the race in his career, crossed the line first after a frenetic sprint finish on the Champs-Elysees. "I've been trying to get the green jersey for the last few years, it is a special day," said the 26-year-old. Cadel Evans took the yellow jersey to become Australia's first Tour winner. "They changed the rules this year but I have still had to fight until the last stage to get the green jersey and we've had six stage wins for the team this year," added Cavendish. The Isle of Man cyclist finished with 334 points, while Spaniard Jose Joaquin Rojas was second with 272 and Belgian Philippe Gilbert had 236. However, despite the relatively comfortable Malaysia, Australia sign refugee exchange pact (AP) final margin of victory Cavendish was not assured of securing the green jersey until he won the final sprint. If Rojas had won the stage then Cavendish would have needed to finish second or third to claim the jersey he so highly coveted. "I've been incredibly lucky to have a group of team-mates who have been committed to me winning races and it has paid off," said the HTC Highroad cyclist. "I can't stress how lucky I am, I couldn't do it alone. I'm super emotional, super happy." Evans had assumed the lead in the overall standings from Leopard-Trek's Andy Schleck in Saturday's time-trial and a flat 95km stage into Paris never offered any opportunities to attack his advantage of one minute 34 seconds. |
