Cavendish takes first win in rainbow jersey

Mark Cavendish wins, Tour of Qatar 2012, stage three

Mark Cavendish (Sky) took his first win as world champion at the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday. The British sprinter came round an in-form Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) in the final metres after the bunch had split in crosswinds.

Cavendish's stage three win comes after a virus, picked up on the flight to the Middle East, put him out of contention on the first stage. Today he beat Boonen, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) and his old lead-out man Mark Renshaw (Rabobank).

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