Mark Cavendish: Heartbreak for British cycling legend as crash ends Tour de France record bid
Mark Cavendish’s hopes of a record 35th stage win at the Tour de France are over after he crashed out on Stage 8.
Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan), who will retire at the end of the season, hit the tarmac with 61km remaining clutching his right shoulder. He was immediately attended to by medical staff, who helped him off the road and into an ambulance.
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After a brilliant 17-year career in the pro peloton, Cavendish is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time.
He boasts wins in the points classification at all three Grand Tours and counts victories at Milano-San Remo (2009) and the Road World Championships (2011) on his palmarès.
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