- Cavendish crashes and withdraws from Tour de France
- Ambulance transports cyclist for further examinations
- Cavendish’s aspirations of record-setting victory dashed
The cyclist was photographed holding his shoulder as he received medical attention before being transported in an ambulance for further examinations; race organizers confirmed his withdrawal afterward.
Mark Cavendish crashed in the Tour de France, ending his hopes of winning a record-setting 35th stage.
The British cyclist fell to the ground during a wheel-to-wheel collision in the peloton (main group) approximately sixty kilometers from the conclusion of the eighth stage between Libourne and Limoges.
As he lay on the ground holding his shoulder while receiving medical attention, he was carried away in an ambulance for examinations, and race organizers confirmed his withdrawal.
Cavendish, from the Isle of Man, was trying to overtake Belgian star Eddy Merckx at 34 triumphs.
Due to gear problems, he lost against Belgian Jasper Philipsen in Bordeaux on Friday.
The Manx Missile, Cavendish, has long said this will be his last Tour de France.
In 2008, the 38-year-old Astana-Qazaqstan rider won four Tour stages, and by 2011, he would have won twenty.
In 2021, he won four stages, tying Merckx’s record with his victory on stage 13 in Carcassonne.
Cavendish has won the Tour de France green jersey [for fastest sprinter], world championships, an Olympic medal, and more than 50 Grand Tour stage victories, as well as the 2011 Sports Personality of the Year award.
Two guys were imprisoned earlier this year for robbing Cavendish’s home at knifepoint.
They stole multiple items, including two costly timepieces.
Next year, a third accused member of the party that robbed Cavendish’s home will stand trial.
