Finally hit Cavendish – Telegraaf.nl

After the mixed sentiment on Thursday, Friday is the real party Mark Cavendish. The fast Brit Etixx-QuickStep was in the seventh stage of the Tour de France too fast for André Greipel and Peter Sagan

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Daniel Teklehaimanot chooses his balls sweater weather the attack and knows one point in the letter Photo:. Reuters

Chris Froome (L) drives his usual shirt Photo:. AFP

Mark Cavendish has caught his victory Photo:. AP

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The peloton left, after a fall of Robert Gesink before the official start, just before 13:00 without yellow jersey from Livarot. By not resignation of Tony Martin, who suffered a broken collarbone in the open stage on Thursday, there was no overall leader.

Immediately after the start jumped a group of five riders attacked. Among them, the wearer of the polka dot jersey Daniel Teklehaimanot. The first African mountain king in the Tour de France took on the only climb of the day with a dot.

Few sprint Opportunities

The sprinters André Greipel and Mark Cavendish did not take risks and the escapees gave very little space. The fast men have few opportunities this year and the flat stage over 190.5 kilometers from Livarot to Fougeres of today must therefore bound to end in a mass sprint.

11 km from the finish it was done with all early attackers, after the peloton with breakneck speed flying towards the finish. Cavendish then came at the right time to head and was no longer off.

Profit for Tony Martin

While the victory of teammate Zdenek Stybar Thursday he was overshadowed by the failure of yellow jersey Tony Martin, but tonight will feast really for the team of Cavendish.

The Brit, who for the 26th (!) times was the fastest in a Tour stage, said before the start all that he would love to win for Martin.

Chris Froome was after the ride then still handed over the yellow jersey. View the results of the stage and the general classification of the Tour de France

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