The Team Dimension Data’s Mark Cavendish has been lucky to avoid a heavy, serious crash in the final kilometers of yesterday’s Milan-Sanremo race. Cavendish,32, was lucky to be able to avoid any serious injuries receiving just a few minor fractures on his rib and arm.
After the heavy collision into a bollard during the last 10km of the yesterday’s race of Milan-Sanremo 2018, the Team Dimension Data’s doctor Jarrad van Zuydam, tweeted: “Yes, Cav is okay. No serious injuries, details to follow from the team. He even managed to preserve his sense of humour.”
Speaking before Milan-San Remo’s event, Cavendish admitted to not feeling in his best shape to win the race. “After crashing in Tirreno I’m obviously not in any sort of condition to win Milan-San Remo,” he said.
“But having been able to train enough through the pain over the last few days I feel like I can go in support of my teammates.”
This season’s Milan-SanRemo race was eventually won by Italian Vincenzo Nibali in seven hours 18 minutes 43 seconds!
?15 minuti da togliere il fiato, dal Poggio a Via Roma. Riviviamo insieme l’incredibile vittoria di @vincenzonibali! | A breathless final 15 minutes, from the Poggio to Via Roma. Live again together the amazing victory of Vincenzo Nibali!
Gallery ?https://t.co/fn5UN9kOBG #MSR pic.twitter.com/7JDrngMpcz— Milano Sanremo (@Milano_Sanremo) March 17, 2018
Milan-San Remo 2018 classification
Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain) – 7hrs 18mins 43secs
Caleb Ewan (Aus/Mitchelton) Same time
Arnaud Demare (Fra/Groupama-FDJ)
Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Emirates)
Jurgen Roelandts (Bel/BMC)
Peter Sagan (Svk/Bora-Hansgrohe)
Michael Matthews (Aus/Sunweb)
Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den/Astana)
Sonny Colbrelli (Ita/Bahrain)
Jasper Stuyven (Bel/Trek-Segafredo)