Renshaw disqualification overshadows Cavendish's win

Mark Renshaw, Tour de France 2009, stage 11

Mark Cavendish found himself at the centre of controversy again after today's sprint at the Tour de France in Bourg-lès-Valence. Cavendish convincingly won ahead of Italian Alessandro Petacchi, but his win came after his HTC-Columbia lead-out man Mark Renshaw head-butted a rival.

The race jury disqualified Renshaw after it reviewed the replay.

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