The Last Word- Stage 2 (a bit late)

A hot, humid and windy day on the bike produced for the peloton an almost foregone conclusion. If you’re trying to beat Mark Cavendish, there’s one thing you don’t want to do- that’s let him have his nose in the wind with 200 meters to go.

Cavendish exploded the final hundred meters and convincingly took his first stage win of this year’s Tour.

Fabian Cancellara’s Saxo Bank squad rode tempo most of the day and protected his overall lead. He’ll don yellow for the 11^th time tomorrow.