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STAGE 12: CAVENDISH MAKES HISTORY WITH STAGE 12 WIN AT THE TOUR DE FRANCE
AFP
July 17, 2008
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Mark Cavendish made cycling history today when he became the first ever Briton to claim three stage wins in a single edition of the Tour de France.
Cavendish dominated a bunch sprint at the end of the race's 167.5km 12th stage, finishing ahead of Frenchman Sebastien Chavanel and Belgian Gert Steegmans.
"This was the hardest of all three sprints. It was really fast all day," said Cavendish, who overtakes former British great Barry Hoban, twice a two-time stage winner in a single edition of the race. "I'm glad I could do that for my team-mates especially for how hard they've worked in the last few days."
Australian Cadel Evans, of Silence-Lotto, retained the race leader's yellow jersey with a 01sec lead over Luxembourg champion Frank Schleck, who rides for CSC.
American Christian Vande Velde is still in third place at 38sec, while Austrian Bernhard Kohl remained fourth at 46. Russian Denis Menchov and Spaniard Carlos Sastre at 57 and 1:28 respectively in fifth and sixth.
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