Briton Mark Cavendish won the Tour de France third stage while seven-times champion Lance Armstrong climbed up to third overall in the standings on Monday.
Cavendish, who also won the stage on Sunday, outsprinted Norway’s Thor Hushovd after 196.5 kms from Marseille to La Grande Motte, with France’s Cyril Lemoine coming home third.
Swiss Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey and now leads German Tony Martin and American Armstrong by 33 and 40 seconds respectively.
Hot favourite Alberto Contador, who was trapped behind after a sharp acceleration by Cavendish’s Team Columbia by the end of the stage, dropped to … Details