Tour de France Monday’s stage

A 122.11-mile trek from Marseille to La Grande-Motte.

Winner: Mark Cavendish of Britain, who won the final sprint in front of Thor Hushovd of Norway and Cyril Lemoine of France. Cavendish won his second consecutive stage and his sixth overall on the Tour.

Yellow Jersey: Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, winner of the opening time-trial last Saturday. Tony Martin of Germany is in second, trailing the time-trial Olympic champion by 33 seconds. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong moved up to third place, 40 seconds back.

Quote of the Day: “Never say never” — Lance Armstrong, about the prospect of taking the yellow leader’s jersey from Cancellara in today’s team time trial in Montpellier.

Today’s stage: A 24.2-mile team time trial in Montpellier. Armstrong’s Astana team, Saxo Bank, Columbia and Garmin are considered the main contenders on a technical course.

Associated Press