Mark Cavendish and Tour de France stage 11 preview

British rider Mark Cavendish from Team Columbia-HTC, must still be on a high from winning stage 10 of the 2009 Tour de France yesterday, as it now puts him on three stage wins so far. And according to examiner.com, he could also be the favorite for stage 11.

Stage 11 is the second of three straight sprint stages and will take the riders from Vatan to Saint-Fargeau, which are both new cities to the Tour de France. The stage 11 route is 192 kilometers and has numerous small hills for the competitors to tackle.

There may not be any change to the overall standings at the end of stage 11, but will Mark Cavendish be able to make it a fourth stage win. Another rider that could be hot on Mark’s tail is American Tyler Farrar, who finished in third place in stage 10.