Laxey cyclist Mark Cavendish produced another powerful sprint finish to win stage three of the Tour of Switzerland.

Another perfect lead out from his Columbia-Highroad team-mates put Cav in the perfect position to claim yet another victory - his 12th of 2009.

He finished almost two bike lengths ahead of three-time World Champion Oscar Freire and Norway's Thor Hushovd.

The 198 kilometre stage from Davos to Lumino contained a category one climb - the steepest grade in cycling - and wasn't expected to end in a bunch sprint.

Cavendish now has 40 wins in his two-and-a-half years as a professional cyclist. He is now just one behind Chris Boardman in the all-time British winners list - Boardman's total of 41 wins were achieved over a seven year period.