( CNN ) -- Mark Cavendish claimed his second successive victory with another power-packed sprint at the end of the 227.5km sixth stage of the Tour de France from Montargis to Gueugnon . The Briton dispelled doubts about his form by winning Thursday 's fifth stage -- and he doubled up in impressive fashion , beating rivals Tyler Farrar and Alessandro Petacchi after again receiving a perfect lead-out from HTC-Columbia teammate Mark Renshaw . There was no significant change in the overall classification with Fabian Cancellara retaining the race leader 's yellow jersey from Geraint Thomas . However , Team Sky 's Thomas clawed back three seconds on the Swiss because of a slight split in the peloton and he now trails by just 20 seconds overall . World champion Cadel Evans remains third , 39 seconds adrift , while race favorites Andy Schleck ( sixth overall ) , Alberto Contador ( ninth ) and Lance Armstrong ( 18th ) all finished safely in the peloton . Friday 's stage -- the longest in this year 's race -- again saw three riders launch an early breakaway . At one stage , Ruben Perez Moreno , Sebastian Lang and Mathieu Perget held an advantage of eight minutes over the main bunch . However , the race came together with just 10km remaining and a confident Cavendish never looked like being stopped once the sprint for the line unfolded . `` I followed Mark Renshaw as usual and it was just a case of finishing off the incredible work that my teammates did for me , '' Cavendish -- who was securing his 12th career stage win -- told the official Tour de France website . Saturday 's seventh stage to Station des Rousses sees the race hit the medium mountains and will see some of leading contenders for overall success come to the fore .
Mark Cavendish takes his second successive Tour de France stage victory . The Briton crosses the line first at the end of the 100 km sixth stage to Gueugnon . There is no change in the overall classification with Fabian Roche maintaining his lead . Saturday 's seventh stage to Station des Mines sees the race hit the medium mountains .