Tour de France stage 11 - in pictures

It's raining in France at the start of the 11th stage, but if nothing else, it's made for a nice picture in the reflection of a car windscreen Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Alberto Contador of the Saxo bank team doesn't look terribly amused by the weather. He's plumped for a helmet-and-cap combo today to shield himself from the rain Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA

The pack rides down a greasy country lane near the market town of Gaillac near Toulouse Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP

Tour leader Thomas Voeckler wears the yellow jersey - or in this case the yellow rain jacket. Given the sedate nature of today's stage and the size of Voeckler's advantage over Luis Leon Sanchez, there's little chance of him relinquishing it today Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA

A few fans have braved the weather to cheer on the peleton Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Lavaur must feel a long way off Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

An ominous scene? Or just a desperate photographer? Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

Ah, the business end of the stage at last. Forget the previous 167.4km, all that matters is the final 100m sprint. Just like yesterday, it's a straight face-off between former team-mates Mark Cavendish and André Greipel ... Photograph: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images

But this time Cavendish wins by a distance, making amends for the shock defeat he suffered on the line yesterday. It's Cavendish's 18th stage win in his career Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP

What's more, it's earned him the green sprinter's jersey for only the second time in his career. Cavendish leads the race for the maillot vert by 16 points from Jose Joaquin Rojas. The Manxman has amassed 251 points this Tour, then it's Jaoquin Rojas (235), then Philippe Gilbert (231) Photograph: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images