CAVENDISH'S CRASH DISAPPOINTMENT

Mark Cavendish, upset after stage one crash
(Image credit: ISOSPORT)

Mark Cavendish?s hopes of winning the first stage of the Tour de France on British roads ended 25km from Canterbury when he tangled with a spectator and crashed at speed.

Cavendish was moving to the head of the peloton ready for the sprint but found himself on the ground, battered and bruised.

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