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Tour de France 5: Mark Cavendish strikes

Norway's Thor Hushovd dons the points leader's green jersey Wednesday.

  • Mark Cavendish scored his first Tour de France stage win
  • A surprised and elated Mark Cavendish beats Oscar Freire (C) and Erik Zabel Wednesday.
  • Mark Cavendish (R) flashes a cheeky smile in front of the yellow jersey Wednesday.
  • Frenchmen Nicolas Vogondy, Lilian Jegou and Florent Brard lead a three-man breakaway Wednesday.
  • Tour favourite Alejandro Valverde lost some skin in a crash Wednesday.
  • Norway's Thor Hushovd dons the points leader's green jersey Wednesday.
  • Columbia's Thomas Lovkvist gets the best young rider's white jersey.
  • Gerolsteiner's Stefan Schumacher keeps yellow another day.

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Norway's Thor Hushovd dons the points leader's green jersey Wednesday.

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