TOULOUSE, France, July 12 (UPI) -- Briton Mark Cavendish won his second stage of the Tour de France Saturday, sprinting through rain to take the Stage 8 run from Figeac to Toulouse.

AURILLAC, France, July 11 (UPI) -- Spaniard Luis-Leon Sanchez won Stage 7 of the Tour de France Friday, six seconds ahead of Germany's Stefan Schumacher.

SAINT-BRIEUC, France, July 6 (UPI) -- Norwegian cyclist Thor Hushovd sprinted to the finish line Sunday winning Stage 2 of the 2008 Tour de France.

LOUDENVIELLE-LE LOURON, France, July 23 (UPI) -- Alexander Vinokourov Monday captured his second Tour de France stage victory in four days but Michael Rasmussen remained the overall race leader.

QUIMPER, France, July 11 (UPI) -- Norway's Thor Hushovd claimed his first stage victory of this year's Tour de France as a closing 10 kilometers ended in a thrilling uphill sprint.