Cavendish has second bad fall of season in Tour of Qatar

Mark Cavendish, Tour of Qatar 2011, prologue

Weeks after he had a bad crash in stage two of the Tour Down Under, Mark Cavendish has suffered a second bad fall of the season in the opening prologue of the Tour Down Under.

Cavendish fell on the same side that he injured in Australia and although able to complete the course the 25-year-old was looking groggy when he crossed the line in last place on the stage.

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