Tour de France 2012: Mark Cavendish eyes victory in second stage from Vise to Tournai But Brailsford admitted intermediate sprints are not key on the agenda for Team Sky, whose priority is Bradley Wiggins' bid for overall glory. Brailsford added: "If you're there, yes, you've got to compete for it, but I don't think any of the top guys will be thinking that's an absolute priority once you've got six or seven guys up the road." Wiggins impressed with a 16th-placed finish on the 198km undulating loop through the Ardennes region of Belgium around Liege to stay second overall behind Fabian Cancellara, who was second on the stage with Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen third. Defending champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) was 20th to remain 17 seconds behind Cancellara and 10 adrift of Wiggins. "It was a good effort," Brailsford said. All in all it was important that Brad didn't lose any time. Wiggins has lost time on short, sharp ascents in the past, but was buoyed by wins in the Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie and Criterium du Dauphine stage races this season. Brailsford added: "As everybody was going full gas up there he was riding up the outside making up 10, 15, 20 places. He was comfortable.