Britain’s Mark Cavendish drops out of Tour of Missouri race with infection

September 12th, 2009 Chicchi wins Tour of Missouri stageST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Italian Francesco Chicchi has won the sixth stage of the Tour of Missouri.

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 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 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 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 14th, 2009 The tenth leg of Tour de France 2009 witnessed an enthralling victory of Britains very own, Mark Cavendish, as the cyclist marked his third stage win as the race rolled over the undulating hills between Limoges and Issoudun. Mark Cavendish, the winner of the tenth stage, broke away from his team mates with around 750 m still to cover, as the former managed to defy the challenges put against him by Norway's Thor Hushovd, who after putting up a brave fight finished second and the all American, Tyler Farrar, who finished third.

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 14th, 2009 Cavendish wins technology-free Tour stageISSOUDUN, 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 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.

June 6th, 2009 Prize money for St. Jude drops $500,000MEMPHIS, Tenn.