Cavendish gets off to a winning start in California

Mark Cavendish, Tour of California 2010, stage 1

Mark Cavendish won the opening stage of the Tour of California in Sacramento.

The sprinter from the Isle of Man beat Juan Jose Haedo, the Argentinian Saxo Bank rider in the sprint and took the leader's jersey by four seconds thanks to the time bonus.

1. Mark Cavendish (GB) HTC-Columbia

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