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Photograph: Daniele Bottallo/AP 12.44pm BST General Classification after Stage 12 12

So it went for Cavendish after Stage 12 of this year's Tour.

Overall standings after stage 12: 1. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky 42 29 '24.

Sir Bradley Wiggins, who was aiming to become the first British winner of the Giro, was forced to pull out after stage 12 through illness, while defending champion Ryder Hesjedal abandoned the race for similar reasons.

The 32-year-old, aiming to become the first Briton to win the race, holds the leader's yellow jersey after stage 12. Wiggins leads fellow Brit and Sky team-mate Chris Froome by two minutes and five seconds, with Italy's Vincenzo Nibali a further 18 seconds back.

"It's really disappointing to stop in this way because we came here for so much more," said Wiggins, who was five minutes and 22 seconds down overall after stage 12. "The decision was made with a view to being back to full strength for the Tour, so I think had we continued in this Giro, the risk was that I did more damage long-term".

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Photograph: Gian Mattia D'Alberto/AP Updated at 4.53pm BST 4.37pm BST General Classification after Stage 13 13

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Wiggins dropped from third (1 46 back) to sixth in the standings after Stage 17.

After Stage 7, Armstrong wrote on his Twitter page: "Makes no sense.