Cavendish surges to third victory

Mark Cavendish produced another superb sprint finish to hold off Norway's Thor Hushovd and clinch his third stage win of this year's Tour de France.

The Manxman attacked in the last 200m and was accelerating away from Hushovd, his main rival for the green jersey, when he crossed the line in Issoudun.

Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini keeps the yellow jersey, with a six-second lead.

But Britain's Bradley Wiggins was caught up in a crash near the finish and drops out of the top five overall.

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Cooke claims 10th British title

Nicole Cooke added the British National road race title to her Olympic and world crowns in Abergavenny.

Cooke, 26, won her 10th British jersey, ninth successively to close in on Beryl Burton's national title record of 12.

After initially being controversially stripped of her silver medal as she had already won at under-23 level, Lizzie Armitstead was reinstated as runner-up.

Race chiefs had said Armitstead could not be considered for both titles but that decision was overturned.

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No Armstrong rift, says Contador

lberto Contador has played down talk of a rift between himself and Lance Armstrong, his team-mate and rival for overall victory in the Tour de France.

Seven-time champion Armstrong said on Sunday there is "tension" between the duo, who both ride for the Astana team.

But Contador said: "I don't feel any tension in the team. I don't feel alone - I have important people around me.

"We still have two weeks to go. The most important thing is that Astana wins in Paris."

The 26-year-old Spaniard, who won the Tour in 2007, was speaking on Monday during the first rest day of this year's race.

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