
Manx Missile Mark Cavendish has put Tuesday's crash behind him by taking victory at stage five of the Giro d'Italia.
The Team Sky rider won a bunch sprint into the Adriatic resort of Fano.
After opening up with 150 metres to go to the line, he held off a late challenge from former HTC team-mate Matthew Goss to win by a bike length.
Cav has won two stages at this year's Giro taking his career total to nine - it's his 80th win since becoming a professional rider in 2007.
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