Giro d'Italia 2013, stage 21: Mark Cavendish sprints into history books after claiming trio of grand tour jerseys Instead, in his first grand tour since leaving Sky, he ended it offering lavish praise to his support acts. I'm especially happy with this group here. We've bonded so well and have great morale. And that shows in the results. Everyone goes until their legs won't any further. Cavendish endured anxious moments in the final 206km stage from Riese Pio X before finally ­clawing back the red jersey he had lost to Nibali on Saturday. Going into the day 11 points behind in the points classification and ­recalling how he lost the red jersey on the final day last year, Cavendish was relieved to find the "gentleman" race leader happy to settle for pink and eschew any battle for red. Yet, after Cavendish had won the first of the two intermediate sprints, organisational confusion reigned over exactly which lap of the final circuits around Brescia the second was to be contested. Clearly annoyed, he had to ensure he steamed over the line first in three consecutive laps to be certain of the eight points that would guarantee the return of red. Job done, he then gave a masterclass in finishing, hooking on to the Cannondale train after his team-mates had made the hard yards and saving enough gas to storm away from Sacha Modolo, who momentarily felt he had the jump on Cavendish. Then, easing leisurely across the line with raised arms, came Nibali, the 28-year-old Sicilian who could celebrate an emphatic overall victory by 4min 43sec from Sky's stand-in team leader, the Colombian Rigoberto Urán. Nibali will not compete at the Tour but has instead set his sights on regaining the Vuelta title in August. Such was his commanding form, that may provide relief for Chris Froome, Wiggins and Co. 2013 Giro in numbers Where Britain's Team Sky finished in the team classification. The number of grand tour jerseys Mark Cavendish has now won. Seconds that Britain's Adam Blythe beat last-placed Davide Appollonio. The percentage of stages won by British riders. The number of riders who abandoned - or were kicked out - of the three-week race. Stage 21, Riese Pio X - Brescia: 197km: Mark Cavendish (GB - Omega Pharma-Quick Step) five hours 30 minutes nine seconds, 2. Sacha Modolo (Ita - Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox) at same time, 3. Elia Viviani (Ita - Cannondale) s.t., 4. Luka Mezgec (Slo - Argos-Shimano) s.t., 6. Roberto Ferrari (Ita - Lampre-Merida) s.t., 7. Kenny Dehaes (Bel - Lotto-Belisol) s.t., 8. Manuel Belletti (Ita - Ag2r-La Mondiale) s.t., 9. Giovanni Visconti (Ita - Movistar) s.t., 10. Luca Paolini (Ita - Katusha) s.t. Final general classification: 1. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita - Astana) 89hr 53min 28sec, 2. Rigoberto Urán (Col - Team Sky) 4min 43sec, 3. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) 5min 52sec, 4. Michele Scarponi (Ita - Lampre-Merida) 6min 48sec, 5. Carlos Betancur (Col - Ag2r-La Mondiale) 7min 28sec, 6. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol - Lampre-Merida) 7min 43sec, 7. Rafal Majka (Pol - Saxo-Tinkoff) 8min 9sec, 8. Benat Intxausti (Spa - Movistar) 10min 26sec, 9. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita - Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) 10min 32sec, 10. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita - Ag2r-La Mondiale) 10min 59sec. Selected others: 127. Mark Cavendish (GB - Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 3hr 19min 16sec, 148. Alex Dowsett (GB - Movistar) 3hr 40min 57sec, 149. Steve Cummings (GB - BMC Racing) 3hr 44min 28sec, 167. Adam Blythe (GB - BMC Racing) 4hr 28min 23sec. Final mountains classification: 1. Stefano Pirazzi (Ita - Bardiani Valvole) 82pts, 2. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita - Astana) 45pts, 3. Giovanni Visconti (Ita - Movistar) 45pts, 4. Jackson Rodriguez (Ven - Androni-Giocattoli) 41pts, 5. Carlos Betancur (Col - Ag2r-La Mondiale) 37pts, 6. Robinson Chalapud (Col - Colombia) 31pts, 7. Rigoberto Urán (Col - Team Sky) 26pts, 8. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita- Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) 18pts, 9. Fabio Duarte (Col - Colombia) 17pts, 10. Pieter Weening (Hol - Orica-GerrnEdge) 14pts. Final points classification: 1. Mark Cavendish (GB - Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 158 points, 2. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita - Astana) 128 points, 3. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) 111pts, 4. Carlos Betancur (Col - Ag2r-La Mondiale) 108pts, 5. Giovanni Visconti (Ita - Movistar) 105pts, 6. Rigoberto Urán (Col - Team Sky) 102pts, 7. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita - Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) 89pts, 8. Elia Viviani (Ita - Cannondale) 88pts, 9. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita - RadioShack-Leopard) 75pts, 10. Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit - Garmin-Sharp) 65pts. Final team classification. Team Sky 254hr 34min 25sec, 2. Astana 4min 29sec, 3. Movistar 7min 27sec, 4. Lampre-Merida 10min 35sec, 5. Blanco 15min 58sec, 6. Ag2r-La Mondiale 24min 59sec, 7. Androni-Giocattoli 39min 16sec, 8. Euskaltel-Euskadi 55min 42sec, 9. BMC Racing 1hr 3min 24sec, 10. Katusha 1hr 8min 43sec.