sport news Mark Cavendish secures his second stage victory of this year's Tour de France
Mark Cavendish secures his second stage victory of this year's Tour de France to move to within two of the all-time record held by Belgian legend Eddie Merckx
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Mark Cavendish secured his second stage win of this year's Tour de France with victory on stage six into Chateauroux.
Two days after taking his first Tour stage success in five years, Cavendish doubled up as he pipped Jasper Philipsen and Nacer Bouhanni to the line.
It was Cavendish's 32nd career Tour stage win, and third in Chateauroux, scene of his very first Tour victory in 2008.
Mark Cavendish (above) celebrates his second stage win of this year's Tour de France
Cavendish showed both his pace and his experience in the finale of the 160.6km stage from Tours, coming off the wheel of his Deceuninck-QuickStep lead-out man Michael Morkov and instead latching on to Philipsen's
