Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the bunch sprint of 165km Tour of Denmark stage 6 today.

The race came back together with 14km to go. A five rider breakaway was down to just one inside 20km remaining, but the peloton led by OPQS was simply too determined for a bunch sprint to let one rider make it to the finish.

Cavendish beat Bryan Coquard (Team Europcar) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) for the win. The Manx Missile has won 16 races this season.

"I'm happy about this victory," Cavendish said. "When I came here I didn't know how my form would be after the Tour de France. I was still a bit tired, and this race - despite being mostly flat in Denmark - is hard. But the team rode really well. The team was always around me and supporting me. I really wanted to win today in Frederiksberg, because it is the third time I've won in three races here. This is almost like the Danish Champs-Élysées, so of course I am happy to close out the race with this kind of win."

"Now I am going home to spend some time with my family - I will normally be back for Tour of Britain," Cavendish continued. "I raced more than 90 days in 2013, but I am really happy with great support from the team. This has been one of my most successful seasons. It helps going to races with a team like this, because it's like staying with friends. It's always about commitment and I have it from these guys. When you have this kind of commitment as a sprinter you always have a chance to win."