It has been quite the year for 23-year old Mark Cavendish. First he becomes a World Champion on the track towards the early part of 2008, then he shows up at the Giro d’Italia and wins two stages, he then proclaims himself as the fastest man in the world and backs that up with not one, not two, not even three until yesterday, but FOUR stage wins in the Worlds biggest bike race, the Tour de France. In August his bandwagon will roll in to Beijing as he looks for Olympic Gold. Should he come home with that on top of the current honors, he most certainly will be the deserving forerunner for Britain’s Sports personality of the Year 2008. MORE »

TdF Stage 8: Figeac - Toulouse (172.5km)

It was one of the easier sprint finishes you will ever see on the Tour de France, it was wet, probably not overly warm, and nobody else for some reason seemd to interested. Either that or they just knew they stood no chance agaisnt the self proclaimed fastest man in the world. A claim which he is backing up in fine fashion. Yes, 23 year old British rider, Mark Cavendish won his second stage today, the only man to have won two stages at the Tour this year, and his fame continues to grow.

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