Velits says Cavendish could take first Tour de France yellow jersey

Stage winner Peter Velits (HTC - Columbia) uncorks the bubbly.

Stage winner Peter Velits (HTC - Columbia) uncorks the bubbly. (Image credit: Sirotti)

HTC-Highroad’s Peter Velits has warned that his teammate Mark Cavendish should not be written off on the uphill finish to the Mont des Alouettes and so could take the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France.