Mark Cavendish out of Tour de France with injury

Mark Cavendish will not start stage two of the Tour de France in York due to injuries sustained in opening stage

Mark Cavendish after a crash on stage one of the 2014 Tour de France

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) has withdrawn from the 2014 Tour de France, and will not start Sunday's stage two in York due to injuries sustained as a result of crashing on stage one.

"I normally bounce back from crashes quite well. It's the first time in my career that I knew something was wrong," Cavendish told reporters outside the Omega Pharma team bus on Sunday morning.

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