2013 Tour de France: Chris Froome virtually secures title

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 08:41

Kenyan-born cyclist Chris Froome was on Sunday poised to succeed Bradley Wiggins as the Tour de France champion to complete what has been a superb summer of sport for Britain.

Mark Cavendish wins 13th stage, Alberto Contador closes gap on Chris Froome

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 09:46

Mark Cavendish won an epic 13th stage of the Tour de France on Friday as former two-time winner Alberto Contador closed the gap to yellow jersey holder.

Froome springs to Cavendish defence

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 09:57

Tour de France leader Chris Froome came to the defence of former team-mate Mark Cavendish on Wednesday and hit out at the spectator who threw urine at the British sprint star.

Tour de France: Angry fan hurls urine at Mark Cavendish

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 20:50

British cycling star Mark Cavendish had urine thrown at him by a spectator during the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, his team have confirmed.

Mark Cavendish wins 5th stage, Simon Gerrans retains lead

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 21:55

Britain`s Mark Cavendish won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France in Marseille on Wednesday, as Australian Simon Gerrans retained the race leader`s yellow jersey.

UK cyclist Cavendish says cycling still ‘cleanest’ sports despite Armstrong shame

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 18:22

British cycling ace Mark Cavendish has claimed cycling is still the cleanest sport in world despite Lance Armstrong getting banned from the sport for leading the most sophisticated doping scandal ever in sports history.

Brit cyclist Cavendish says Olympic race biggest of his life

Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2012, 18:32

Britain’s cycling hero Mark Cavendish has claimed the men’s 250km road race on Saturday is going to be the biggest race of his life.

Wiggins nears Tour title as Cavendish wins stage

Last Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 09:34

With his title in sight, Wiggins made it a point Friday to acknowledge the work of unsung teammate Mark Cavendish, helping to lead him to a stage victory.

Germany`s Greipel wins 4th stage at Tour de France

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 09:15

With British rival Mark Cavendish downed by a late crash, Germany`s Andre Greipel led a final dash among the remaining top Tour de France sprinters to win the fourth stage into Normandy on Wednesday.

Cavendish scoops BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 09:37

Rider Mark Cavendish was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year to cap a memorable 12 months in which the Briton won the road race world title and the Tour de France green jersey.

Cavendish and Adlington win sports awards

Last Updated: Thursday, December 8, 2011, 00:04

World road race champion and most successful British Tour de France rider Mark Cavendish beat distance runner Mo Farah and golfer Rory McIlroy to win the Sportsman of the Year award from the Sports Journalists` Association (SJA).

Cavendish emulates Simpson to take world crown

Last Updated: Sunday, September 25, 2011, 23:29

Mark Cavendish became Britain`s first world road race champion since the late Tom Simpson in 1965 when he dominated a bunch sprint to win the men`s elite race at the road world championships here Sunday.