Cavendish follows in Elliott's footsteps

Mark Cavendish won the points jersey at the Vuelta a Espana yesterday – becoming the first Briton in 21 years to earn the sprinters' title at a Grand Tour.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Sep 2010, 11:28 BST
Updated 20th Sep 2010, 11:29 BST

The Manxman, 25, held on to the green jersey despite American rival Tyler Farrar winning the final stage in Madrid.

Cavendish, who has won three stages for HTC-Columbia in this year's race, is only the second Briton to secure a sprinters' title in one of the Grand Tours following Sheffield's Malcolm Elliott's 1989 success.

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Hull time trial ace Joel Wainman won the 50-mile time trial Yorkshire Road Club event on Saturday.

Yorkshire Road Club's Ian Fairweather was fourth (1:53.55) for the course from Topcliffe to Osmotherly, with Scarborough Paragon's David Thompson (1:57.48), Holme Valley Wheelers' Richard Hey eighth (1:58.16), Sheffield's Nigel Haigh (1:58.43) ninth, and Holmfirth's Stephen Robinson (1:58.47) tenth. Fastest of the women was Holme Valley Wheelers' Rachael Mellor (2:09.42).

Elsewhere, Doncaster's Kevin Dawson clocked 20min 11sec to win the Rockingham CC 10-mile event at Hatfield Woodhouse on Saturday.

In cyclo-cross, Bingley's Rob Jebb (Wheelbase) won the third round of the Yorkshire Points Series at Bedale yesterday.

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