Tour de France: Cavendish scripts impressive win in second stage

Peter Sagan blushed, giggled and eventually brushed off comparisons to Lance Armstrong yesterday after becoming the youngest rider to win a Tour de France stage since the Texan nearly a generation ago.

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The 22-year-old Slovak gave a command performance in his debut in a full Tour stage by outsprinting Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara, who mounted a spirited and successful defense of his yellow jersey over a hilly ride in eastern Belgium in Stage 1.

Bernie Eisel describes waiting and waiting for the phone to ring before the race and the huge expectations at Team Sky.