Mark Cavendish celebrates the stage win over Andre Greipel, left, of Germany during stage three of Le Tour de France from Granville to Angers. Having also won Saturday’s opening stage at Utah Beach, it was Cavendish’s second victory in this Tour and 28th overall. ( Michael Steele / GETTY IMAGES )ANGERS, FRANCE—Mark Cavendish showed off his sprinting experience by edging German rival Andre Greipel in a photo finish to win the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday. Greipel started celebrating, raising his left finger to the sky, but then quickly took it down. The British rider with Team Dimension Data matched five-time Tour champion Bernard Hinault for second on the all-time list behind Eddy Merckx, who had a record 34 stage wins at the Tour.

Source: thestar July 04, 2016 18:11 UTC