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A review of what happened Friday and a look at what to expect in today’s stage:Today’s 14th stage takes riders on a 120.9-mile run from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains:

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From the Associated Press

* Friday’s stage: A flat 113.1-mile trek from Narbonne to Nimes in hot temperatures.

* Winner: British rider Mark Cavendish, right, won his fourth stage of this Tour in a sprint finish to the line. Three-time Tour best sprinter Robbie McEwen of Australia was second, and Romain Feillu of France was third. All three clocked 4 hours 25 minutes 42 seconds.

* Yellow jersey: Cadel Evans of Australia kept the yellow jersey and remains one second ahead of Frank Schleck of Luxembourg and 38 seconds ahead of Christian Vande Velde of the United States in third.

* Quote of the day: “He is the future of sprinting.” -- World champion Fabian Cancellara on Cavendish.

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*--* STAGE 13 RESULTS 1. Mark Cavendish, Britain 4:25:42 2. Robbie McEwen, Australia same time 3. Romain Feillu, France same time 4. Heinrich Haussler, Germany same time 5. Oscar Freire, Spain same time *--*

*--* OVERALL STANDINGS 1. Cadel Evans, Australia 54:48:47 2. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg 0:01 behind 3. Christian Vande Velde, U.S. 0:38 behind 4. Bernhard Kohl, Austria 0:46 behind 5. Denis Menchov, Russia 0:57 behind *--*

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