THREE IN A ROW FOR CAV IN IRELAND

Mark Cavendish Tour of Ireland 2008 stage 3

A mass pile up in the final hour of racing in the Tour of Ireland?s stage three saw Columbia?s Mark Cavendish injured - before going on to win his third consecutive stage.

The 23-year-old hit the deck on the rain-soaked descent of the final climb of the day, the Keeagh, hurting his right hip and scraping his side.

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