Mark Cavendish: Not responsible for Veelers' crash

Mark Cavendish, Tour de France 2013, stage nine

Mark Cavendish's sprint for a second win in the Tour de France ended in chaos today in Saint-Malo. He and Tom Veelers (Argos-Shimano) crossed paths, with Cavendish leaving his rival on the ground.

Journalists swarmed the Argos-Shimano and Omega Pharma-Quick Step buses and Cavendish, clearly disappointed, responded angrily when a journalist asked if it was his fault.

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