Mark Cavendish snatched his first Tour de France green jersey thanks to his stage win in Brignoles on Sunday and made it clear he could thank team adviser Erik Zabel for it.
The Briton won the first mass sprint of this Tour, having had to wait five days last year for the first of his four stage victories.
As a result, in 2008 he was never really in a position to go for the points qualification, finally won by Spain’s Oscar Freire.
“The green jersey is a big goal for any sprinter and it’s beautiful and emotional to wear it,†said Cavendish.
To take it all the way to Paris is another matter but the Manx can count on the very best adviser in his Team Columbia — Zabel who won the green jersey six times… Details