Tour of Britain: Mark Cavendish wins stage seven as Bradley Wiggins retains overall lead

Mark Cavendish sprinted to his second victory of this year's Tour of Britain on stage seven as Sir Bradley Wiggins retained his overall lead by finishing safely in the peloton.

Stage seven result 1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 3:46:57 2 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale, same time
3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka, st
4 Blaz Jarc (Slo) NetApp-Endura, st
5 Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Sharp, st
6 Matteo Pelucci (Ita) IAM Cycling, st
7 Chris Opie (GB) UK Youth, st
8 Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling, st
9 Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare, st
10 Sam Bennett (Irl) AN Post - Chainreaction, st General classification 1 Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky
2 Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling, +26secs
3 Simon Yates (GB) Great Britain, +1:06
4 David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky, +1:08
5 Sergio Pardilla (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka, +1:16
6 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin-Sharp, +1:19
7 Ian Stannard (GB) Team Sky, +1:34
8 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:36
9 Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling, +1:42
10 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +1:56 Other jerseys - Blue and white jersey (points classification): Martin Elmiger (Swe) IAM Cycling
- Green polka dot jersey (mountains classification): Angel Madrazo (Movistar)
- Green and red jersey (intermediate sprints competition): Angel Madrazo (Movistar)