Cavendish pays tribute to "phenomenal" Greipel

Mark Cavendish saw hopes of a first Tour de France stage since 2013 fall away as André Greipel took his second stage win of the race

Andre Greipel wins stage five of the 2015 Tour de France (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step) sprinted into Amiens with hopes of winning his first stage in the 2015 Tour de France on Wednesday, but was washed away by both André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) and Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo).

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.