High Road’s Mark Cavendish took the sprint win over Italy’s Daniele Bennati of Team Liquigas in stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia, running 177 kilometres from Modena to Cittadella. Spaniard Koldo Fernández (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and German Erik Zabel (Team Milram) finished third and fourth behind the rider from the Isle of Man, respectively.

Stage 13 Results

1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas
3 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
5 Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30

Overall

1. Giovanni Visconti (ITA), Quick Step
2. Gabriele Bosisio (ITA), Team L.P.R.
3. Alberto Contador (ESP), Astana,
4. Marzio Bruseghin (ITA), Lampre,
5. Andreas Kloden (GER), Astana,