Unfortunately, the 2017 Tour de France is officially over for one of the best Britain’s riders, Mark Cavendish. He was pulled out of the Tour after breaking his right shoulder.
The incident led Peter Sagan being disqualified from the Tour for being guilty of causing a horrifying crash during the last, sprint segment of the fourth stage.
Yesterday, the race jury gave its final decision to disqualify Sagan from the Tour after causing Cavendish to fell off his bike and involve him in a dangerous crash when on a high speed which included other riders as well.
However, Cavendish was the one to receive the biggest physical damage being unable to continue his Tour debut. The 32-year old, after collided with world champion, Sagan, hit the barriers and immediately fell off his bike during the sprint segment making several other riders to cross over him with high speed and then felling off as well.
Massively disappointed
Even though the incident left Cavendish out of Tour, Sagan’s team still protested the decision claiming that the measures the jury took, weren’t necessary.
After claiming he respected Sagan, Cavendish admitted to be massively disappointed by the end result of the incident.
“I feel I was in a good position to win and to lose that and even having to leave the Tour, a race I’ve built my whole career around, is really sad.”- added Cavendish.
Dislocating the same shoulder he crashed out of the Tour during the opening stage back in 2014, seems to have left Cavendish quite disappointed. Especially after having a hard training season to make his Tour debut worth it.
His team doctor, Rotunno, admitted Cavendish to suffer a fracture to his right scapula. Fortunately, there wasn’t any nerve damage that could have required Cavendish to undergo a surgery.
Unfortunately following today’s crash, @MarkCavendish is ruled out of rest of this year’s @LeTour. Heal up well, Mark. #TDF2017 pic.twitter.com/mw1Cf6YaQe
— Le Tour de France UK (@letour_uk) July 4, 2017
Yesterday’s Stage five results
Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) -> 3:44:06sec
Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step) -> +16sec
Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) -> +20sec
Richie Porte (Australia / BMC Racing)
Romain Bardet (France/AG2R) -> +24sec
Simon Yates (Britain/Orica) -> +26sec
Rigoberto Uran (Colombia/Cannondale)
Alberto Contador (Spain/Trek)
Nairo Quintana (Colombia/Movistar) -> +34
Geraint Thomas (Britain/Team Sky) -> +40
