Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won the final stage of the Giro d'Italia with a decisive sprint in Brescia. It was an unprecedented fifth stage win for the Briton and secured him the red jersey of the points classification leader. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) finished comfortably in the bunch to win the race overall, the second grand tour of his career.
The win means Cavendish has now won the points competition in each of the three grand tours, and banishes the memory of last year when he lost out by just one point to Joaquim Rodriguez. He bookended the race with stage wins and underlined it as his most successful Giro campaign.
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