Cavendish Regains Green Jersey with Win

What else can be said, but 24 year old Mark Cavendish has already established himself as the greatest sprinter ever! As long as he stays healthy and races clean of drugs, he will win more stages than any rider in the history of pro cycling and the Tour de France. You might as well also throw in the Giro d' Italia and the Vuelta a Espana. I did not think he had the power to win stage 10's uphill finish, but, as usual, I was wrong. Congrats on winning his 4th stage of this years Tour.

Also noted today, the 15 seconds lost in stage 10 by Levi Leipheimer and Bradley Wiggins was given back after further review of the yesterday's finish.

Prediction for stage 12:
This one is going to be tough to call. With six small climbs, will Team Columbia be able to get
Cavendish to the finish? This will be the last good day for the sprinters until Champ Elysees on the final day, so I believe they will. But, will he have the legs to sprint 50 meters after all the climbs? I don't think so. I'm picking Oscar Freire or Gerald Ciolek. I would like to see Tyler Farrar win, but the climbs will do him in.

Stage 11 Results:
1. Mark Cavendish, (GBR), Team Columbia, 04:17:55
2. Tyler Farrar, (USA), Garmin-Slipstream,
3. Yauheni Hutarovich, (BLR), FDJeux,
4. Oscar Freire, (ESP), Rabobank,
5. Thor Hushovd, (NOR), Cervelo,
6. Leonardo Duque, (COL), Cofidis,
7. Gerald Ciolek, (GER), Milram,
8. Lloyd Mondory, (FRA), AG2R,
9. William Bonnet, (FRA), Bouygues Telecom,
10. Nicolai Trussov, (RUS), Katusha, all same time

Overall standings after 11 stages:
1. Rinaldo Nocentini, (ITA), AG2R, 43:28:59
2. Alberto Contador, (ESP), Astana, +:06 seconds behind
3. Lance Armstrong, (USA), Astana, +:08
4. Levi Leipheimer, (USA), Astana, +:39
5. Bradley Wiggins, (GBR), Garmin-Slipstream, +:46
6. Andreas Kloeden, (GER), Astana, +:54
7. Tony Martin, (GER), Team Columbia, +1:00
8. Christian Vande Velde, (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, +1:24
9. Andy Schleck, (LUX), Saxo Bank, +1:49
10. Vincenzo Nibali, (ITA), Liquigas, +1:54

*Photograph - Bogdan Cristel/Reuters