Cavendish edged out on Tour stage

Australia's Leigh Howard outsprinted Mark Cavendish to win stage two of the Tour of Britain in Cheshire. Britain's world road race champion was led out by Team Sky team-mates Bradley Wiggins and Luke Rowe but Howard held on after jumping clear. Rowe was unable to keep the overall lead because he did not contest the sprint, finishing in the main bunch. Boy van Poppel, of the Netherlands, takes the leader's jersey with Howard second on the same time.