Mark Cavendish is perhaps the greatest Tour de France sprinter of all time.
The Manx Missile, with 24 career stage victories to his name, has certainly lived up to his nickname and his reputation throughout a stunning career.
But Marcel Kittel clearly does not care for reputations, as the Argos-Shimano speed star proved by outsprinting Cav to win his second stage in three days in Tours.
Relive another dramatic stage in this gallery of UCI WorldTour photographer Stefano Sirotti’s images.