Cavendish has 64 stage wins in his professional career

Mark Cavendish sprinted to his second victory this year, in the 200km one-day Scheldeprijs Classic in Belgium.

The victory is the Manx cyclist's first in Europe in 2011 - he won the final stage of the Tour of Oman in February.

He delivered a trademark finish to overcome Russian Denis Galimzyanov and Yauheni Hutarovich of Belarus.

"The team did a perfect job, chasing down the break and then getting me to the front as they always do," said the 25-year-old.

The victory is the HTC-Highroad rider's third career title at the event.

It takes him level with Piet Oellibrandt's record of three wins, following his previous triumphs in 2007 and 2008.

"I'm racing a lot this season, and I've had some bad luck, so it's good I can get the wins in, too," he added.

"My next race will be Paris-Roubaix and then I'll build up for the Tour de France, with the Tour of Italy and the Tour de Suisse."

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