Cavendish 小衝突s aside Team Sky 出口 talk to 勝利，勝つ 小旅行する of Britain 行う／開催する／段階 three in Dumfries

By Richard Moore

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示す Cavendish put his 衝突，墜落s, mistakes and team worries behind him at the 小旅行する of Britain to sprint to victory at the end of the third 行う／開催する／段階 in Dumfries.

He finished ahead of Australian Leigh Howard, who （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 him on Monday, and is now in 所有／入手 of the leader’s gold jersey.

Team Sky again controlled much of the 行う／開催する／段階, which covered 100 rolling miles from Jedburgh, in 天候 that 補欠／交替の／交替するd between warm 日光 and 氷点の downpours.

Victory! Cavendish has finally won a Tour of Britain stage after two disappointments

Victory! Cavendish has finally won a 小旅行する of Britain 行う／開催する／段階 after two 失望s

After reeling in the day’s main 脱退／分離, and two late 脱走者s, the Sky lead-out ‘train’ 集まりd at the 前線 to 始める，決める up Cavendish on the run-in to Dumfries and, such was his winning 利ざや, he could sit up and celebrate 井戸／弁護士席 before the line.

Cavendish 確認するd afterwards that he met Team Sky 主要な／長／主犯 Dave Brailsford on Sunday to discuss his 未来 at the team.??

He said: ‘It was a good 会合 and things are moving 今後, but he’s got 所有／入手 of the ball 権利 now so all I can do is wait.’

At one 行う／開催する／段階 of the 152km 大勝する, which had started in Jedburgh, a 脱退／分離 group of IG's Peter Hawkins, Raleigh's Bernard Sulzberger, Kristian House of Rapha Condor, Peter Williams of Node4-Giordana Racing and Vacansoleil's Wesley Kreder opened up an advantage of around four minutes on the peleton.

However, as the course, which raced through changeable 条件s, weaved 支援する into the final （競技場の）トラック一周 of Dumfries, that was slowly eaten away.

Picturesque: Stage three took the riders from Jedburgh to Dumfries

Picturesque: 行う／開催する／段階 three took the riders from Jedburgh to Dumfries

Picturesque: Stage three took the riders from Jedburgh to Dumfries

Garmin's Sep Vanmarcke did his best to support Kreder but the pair were 結局 caught inside the last two kilometres as the finish along White Sands （機の）カム into 見解（をとる）.

Team Sky's Luke 列／漕ぐ／騒動, who had 避けるd the 大虐殺 at the end of 行う／開催する／段階 one in Norwich to （人命などを）奪う，主張する his first professional 行う／開催する／段階 勝利，勝つ at the 王室の Norfolk Showground, then 供給するd the perfect lead up for Cavendish to take the line ahead of Leigh Howard of Orica-GreenEdge.

Cavendish said on ITV4: 'The finish was downhill so I knew I could go pretty 早期に and had the perfect lead out.

'Luke was so 急速な／放蕩な at the end, Berny (Bernhard Eisel) before him, and Brad also kept them strung out.
It was pretty text 調書をとる／予約する.'

Second place was enough for Australian Howard, who won on Tuesday, to （人命などを）奪う，主張する the IG Gold jersey with Aidis Kruopis of Orica third and 列／漕ぐ／騒動 in fourth this afternoon.

The 小旅行する of Britain 長，率いるs to Carlisle tomorrow for a 156km race 負かす／撃墜する to Blackpool. Should Cavendish again 成し遂げる 井戸／弁護士席, th e Manxman could himself move into 論争 for the 全体にわたる 小旅行する lead.

However, he said: 'I had done it before and am wearing the world 支持する／優勝者's jersey and only have a couple more days, so would like to savour that more than anything.'

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