Cavendish loses leads in Tour of Britain LONDON (Reuters) - World road race champion Mark Cavendish lost the overall lead of the Tour of Britain on Thursday as Marc de Maar recovered from a crash near the end to win the fifth stage in Stoke. Team Sky's Cavendish lost touch with the peloton on the undulating roads of the Peak District and finished more than 10 minutes behind De Maar who attacked with 7km remaining. Australia's Leigh Howard reclaimed the overall lead with a seven-second advantage over Dutchman Boy van Poppel going into Friday's 189km sixth stage in the Welsh mountains. De Maar's performance was all the more remarkable as he was left on the tarmac with 10km remaining. Reporting by Martyn Herman, Editing by Tom Pilcher