Cavendish Wins Tour de France Stage 10

September 10th, 2009 Cavendish withdraws from Tour of MissouriST. JAMES, Mo. — Britain's Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the Tour of Missouri because of an infection his team says has spread to his lungs.

September 7th, 2009 Sprint finish right up Cavendish's alleyST. LOUIS — Mark Cavendish of Great Britain, a cycling sprint specialist, was in unfamiliar territory on Saturday when he presented the game ball before the Missouri-Illinois football game.

August 22nd, 2009 Cavendish wins second stage of Tour of IrelandKILLARNEY, Ireland — Britain's Mark Cavendish has won the second stage of the three-day Tour of Ireland, with Lance Armstrong 26 seconds behind the overall leader. Armstrong also received Cavendish's time of 5 hours, 7 minutes, 33 seconds.

July 26th, 2009 Alberto Contador wins Tour de France againPARIS — Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for a second time Wednesday, and Lance Armstrong capped his return to the race with an impressive third-place finish. Mark Cavendish of Britain collected his sixth stage win of this year's Tour in a sprint after the 101.9-mile course ride from Montereau-Fault-Yonne to the Champs-Elysees.

July 24th, 2009 Contador keeps Tour lead; Cavendish wins stageAUBENAS, France — Alberto Contador stayed in command at the Tour de France with two days of racing left while teammate Lance Armstrong remained in third place as a daunting mountain climb awaits. Mark Cavendish of Britain captured Friday's 19th stage in a sprint finish.

July 16th, 2009 Farrar comes close to beating Cavendish at TourSAINT-FARGEAU, France — While Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador put aside their rivalry in Wednesday's 11th stage of the Tour de France, Tyler Farrar almost became the first American rider to win a stage at this year's race. Farrar was within half a bike length of catching British sprinter Mark Cavendish, who clinched his second consecutive win and fourth overall.

July 15th, 2009 Cavendish wins 11th Tour stage, Armstrong in 3rdSAINT-FARGEAU, France — Mark Cavendish has won the 11th stage of the Tour de France and Lance Armstrong remains in third place overall. Cavendish sealed his second straight stage win and fourth of the Tour on Wednesday.

July 15th, 2009 VATAN, France — Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy was wearing the yellow jersey as riders headed out on the 11th stage of the Tour de France, a largely flat route again favoring sprinters. Nocentini held a lead of six seconds over Alberto Contador and was eight seconds clear of seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong at the start of Wednesday's 119.3-mile trek from Vatan to Saint-Fargeau.

July 15th, 2009 Vatan,FRANCE - The 11th stage of the 2009 Tour de France got underway Wednesday in the town of Vatan with riders and their team managers able again to communicate via radio. The ride over the flat 192km course to Saint-Fargeau is expected to be more rapid than Tuesday's stage, during which the riders staged a slowdown to protest the experimental ban of the use of the radios during the stage.

July 14th, 2009 Cavendish wins 10th stage of Tour de FranceISSOUDUN, France — Teammates Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong remained second and third in the Tour de France after a technology-free day of riding in which Britain's Mark Cavendish won the 10th stage. Organizers banned rider earpieces for Tuesday's 121-mile route, forcing cyclists to devise tactics without radio instructions from team cars.

July 6th, 2009 Cavendish wins 3rd Tour stage; Armstrong advancesLA GRANDE-MOTTE, France — Britain's Mark Cavendish has won his second straight stage at the Tour de France, and Lance Armstrong has gained ground and is now third overall. Fabian Cancellara extended his lead to 33 seconds after Monday's third stage.

July 6th, 2009 Armstrong jumps from 10th to 3rd at Tour de FranceLA GRANDE-MOTTE, France — Lance Armstrong jumped from 10th to third place at the Tour de France on Monday, positioning himself for a shot at the yellow jersey after evading trouble on a windy ride along the Mediterranean. Britain's Mark Cavendish won his second straight stage.

July 5th, 2009 Cavendish wins Tour's 2nd stage; Armstrong in packBRIGNOLES, France — Britain's Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France in searing heat Sunday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the trailing pack. Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland kept the overall lead after capturing the opening time trial a day earlier.

June 18th, 2009 Cavendish sprints to Tour of Switzerland stage winBAD ZURZACH, Switzerland — Mark Cavendish of Great Britain dominated another sprint finish to win the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Thursday, while Tadej Valjavec of Slovenia retained the overall lead. Cavendish finished the 111-mile ride from Oberriet to Bad Zurzach in 4 hours, 18 minute, 26 seconds.

June 13th, 2009 Cancellara wins time trial to open Swiss tourRUGGELL, Liechtenstein — Olympic time trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the opening stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday. The Swiss rider put aside four months of sickness and injury to finish the flat, 5-mile time trial in neighboring Liechtenstein in 9 minutes, 21 seconds.