Swift in the hunt as Team Sky dominate Tour of California

Ben Swift remains in the hunt for his first Grand Tour victory after his New Zealand team-mate Greg Henderson became the second Team Sky rider in two days to win a stage of the Amgen Tour of California after crossing the line first in Modesto.

By The Newsroom

Published 18th May 2011, 11:13 BST

After Yorkshireman Swift won stage two - stage one was cancelled due to inclement weather - Henderson triumphed in a sprint finish ahead of Juan Jose Haedo (Team Saxo Bank-Sungard) and world champion Thor Hushovd (Team Garmin-Cervelo) to assume the race leader’s golden jersey from his team-mate.

Stage four from Livermore to San Jose includes a climb to the finish and is likely to see movement in the general classification.

Swift won Monday’s stage into Sacramento to assume the race leader’s golden jersey.

Team Sky took control of the final lap of the city centre to propel Rotherham rider Swift to a fifth win of the season, with Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Matt Goss (Team HTC-Highroad) second and third, respectively.

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