The Tour de France started today -- in England, don’t ask -- and it wasn’t a good day for British fans, who saw Mark Cavendish go down as he tried to win the stage.
Mark Cavendish crashes in sprint to finish in Stage 1 of Tour de France
The first day of the Tour de France could’ve been a great one for the celebrated sprinter, but instead it ended in an ugly looking crash.
Doug Pensinger
Cavendish, perhaps the world’s best sprinter, had hopes of a great start to the Tour. The first stage ended in his mother’s hometown, and considering the flat terrain of the first day’s racing, he had hope of winning and earning the yellow jersey for the first time in his storied career. Instead:
Cavendish took a risk trying to squeeze to the front of the pack, and it did not pay off, to say the least:
The injury looked relatively serious and could end his Tour de France.
Mark Renshaw: "He's not a good shape...we'll just have to see what comes out."
— Matt Slater (@mattslaterbbc) July 5, 2014 It gets worse:
His daughter is here with a yellow flower. This is all very sad.
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