Briton Cavendish wins Tour de France 10th stage

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Team Columbia rider Mark Cavendish of Great Britain cycles during the third stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race between Marseille and La Grande-Motte July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel

Team Columbia rider Mark Cavendish of Great Britain cycles during the third stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race between Marseille and La Grande-Motte July 6, 2009.

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ISSOUDUN, France | Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:40am EDT

ISSOUDUN, France (Reuters) - Briton Mark Cavendish won the 10th stage of the Tour de France, a 194.5-km ride from Limoges to Issoudun on Tuesday.

Norway's Thor Hushovd was second and American Tyler Farrar came home third.

Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Justin Palmer)

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