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He’s been on a tear since then, however, winning four stages and taking second in another as he won the bunch sprint a few seconds behind a rider who won with a solo breakaway.Cavendish is now third in the points standings, just 16 points behind Alessandro Petacchi, who moved back into the green jersey with a third-place finish today. Thor Hushovd lost the jersey after managing only 14th place. The Norwegian has struggled in the omega Speedmaster Snoopy Edition watches bunch sprints this year and was in green by virtue of his high finishes in the crash-marred first week and his tactical savvy in collecting points at intermediate sprints along the course each day. Cavendish isn’t entirely out of the green-jersey hunt. He’s a safe bet to win the Tour’s only remaining sprint stage—the final procession into Paris on Sunday. Depending on how things go in the intermediate sprints on Sunday, a win fo.