Britain’s Mark Cavendish dominated a controversial bunch sprint on the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday that led to the disqualification of his team-mate Mark Renshaw.

Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) made a great comeback in stage 5 and showed he still has the speed to win sprints at the Tour de France with a perfectly timed and perfectly executed late charge to the line in Montargis.

Ace sprinter Mark Cavendish admitted he let emotions get the best of him Thursday when he gave an Italian version of a two-finger salute as he crossed the line victorious in the second stage at the Tour de Romandie.

Just one week after winning the Tour of Flanders, Fabian Cancellara added the 108th edition of Paris-Roubaix to his list of victories on Sunday.

The Swiss strongman caught Tom Boonen napping with about 50km to go and shot away from the Quick Step captain and a short list of elite favorites to solo in for a well-deserved victory, his second on the Roubaix velodrome.

Sprint sensation Mark Cavendish has deciced to race this year’s Amgen Tour of California instead of the Giro d’Italia. This season his preparations have been hampered by a dental infection causing him to be slightly behind schedule. Last year Cavendish won four stages in the Giro and another six in the Tour de France, including a presitigious win on the Champs-Élysées.