Mark Cavendish in the Tour du Poitou Charentes 2014
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won his second consecutive stage of the Tour du Poitou Charentes in France on Wednesday.
Cavendish got the better of Movistar fastman Enrique Sanz with Frenchman Lorenzo Manzin (FDJ) in third. The Manx sprinter's consistent performance shows that he has firmly put his Tour de France shoulder injury behind him.
Mark Cavendish wins stage one of Tour du Poitou Charentes
British professional road wins 2014
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