Farrar moves closer to recovery and Tour stage win

Martijn Maaskant and Tyler Farrar Tour de France 2010 stage one

Mark Cavendish will have a on his hands in the upcoming Tour de France stages. American Tyler Farrar ran Cavendish all the way to the line and nearly got the best of him yesterday in Gueugnon.

The result is impressive, considering that five days ago team Garmin-Transitions' Farrar was ready to quit the Tour de France due to a crash and a micro-fracture near his left wrist.

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