Super Cav Wins Tour De France Stage 2

Last updated : 06 July 2009 By Kev Monks in Monaco
Mark Cavendish today won Stage Two of the Tour De France.

The British Rider won after a long sprint at the finish of a 185km stage in Brignoles.

It had been a baking hot day as the riders, teams and the whole travelling cavelcade that is the Tour De France, left a baking hot Le Riassco in Monte Carlo at 11.45 before setting off up the hill to the Place De Casino for the official start.

Tylar Farrar finished second with Lance Armstrong 80th.

A delighted Cavendish said to the Colombia HTC Press Officer after the race: "The team were superb, they're all great riders and I'm just glad I can win at the end of everything they do for me," he said. "There were a lot of squads trying to get past us. They were all very keen to get a result, but we kept going and kept going and when we do that there's only ever going to be one result. I was able to go all out and get the win. It was perfect for us, and it's perfect to be able to do that after such hard work by my teammates. It's a very special result and now I've got the green jersey, I couldn't be more satisfied."



"I have two goals here. My personal goal is to finish the Tour, and my job, my second goal, is to win stages. I don't think it's wise to go for the green jersey right from the start, so now I've won one stage I want to go all the way to Paris and see if I can win some more and maybe take a last win on the Champs Elysées."