Cavendish follows in Elliott's footsteps
The Manxman, 25, held on to the green jersey despite American rival Tyler Farrar winning the final stage in Madrid.
Cavendish, who has won three stages for HTC-Columbia in this year's race, is only the second Briton to secure a sprinters' title in one of the Grand Tours following Sheffield's Malcolm Elliott's 1989 success.
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Hide AdHull time trial ace Joel Wainman won the 50-mile time trial Yorkshire Road Club event on Saturday.
Yorkshire Road Club's Ian Fairweather was fourth (1:53.55) for the course from Topcliffe to Osmotherly, with Scarborough Paragon's David Thompson (1:57.48), Holme Valley Wheelers' Richard Hey eighth (1:58.16), Sheffield's Nigel Haigh (1:58.43) ninth, and Holmfirth's Stephen Robinson (1:58.47) tenth. Fastest of the women was Holme Valley Wheelers' Rachael Mellor (2:09.42).
Elsewhere, Doncaster's Kevin Dawson clocked 20min 11sec to win the Rockingham CC 10-mile event at Hatfield Woodhouse on Saturday.
In cyclo-cross, Bingley's Rob Jebb (Wheelbase) won the third round of the Yorkshire Points Series at Bedale yesterday.