Cycling: Double for Cavendish

Mark Cavendish has topped the podium for the second day in a row on the Tour de France.

The British rider won stage six this morning, edging home ahead of American Tyler Farrar in a mass sprint finish.

Italy's Alessandro Petacchi was third.

New Zealand's Julian Dean was also involved in the sprint, finishing just three seconds off the pace.

Dean is now 141st in general classification and 27th in the points race.

- NEWSTALK ZB