Cav wins as Contador makes it three

Record-breaking Mark Cavendish won the showpiece final stage on the Champs Elysees as Alberto Contador became a triple Tour de France winner.

25 July 2010, 12:00am

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HTC-Columbia's Cavendish beat Julian Dean (Garmin-Transitions) and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) with an emphatic dash to the line to become the first rider in Tour history to win successive stages on the Champs Elysees.

It was the Briton's fifth stage victory on this year's race - but not enough to move ahead of Petacchi at the top of the green jersey standings.

Spaniard Contador (Astana) finished safely in the pack to secure a second successive Tour victory - the third of his career.

Contador, 27, beat rival Andy Schleck of Luxembourg by 39 seconds while Russia's Denis Menchov completed the podium in third position, 2:01 off the pace after the gruelling three-week race.

Source: eurosport.co.uk