Tour de France: Sadness and tears as Mark Cavendish breaks collarbone in Tour-ending crash
Race director Christian Prudhomme said "the Tour de France is sad" after Mark Cavendish crashed out of what is set to be his final appearance in the event.innocuous-looking crash about 60km from the finish of stage eight from Libourne to Limoges.
"He is the best sprinter in the history of the Tour de France and he wanted to try to win the 35th stage," added Prudhomme.After missing last year's Tour, Cavendish entered this year's race looking to take sole ownership of the record for stage victories. "Everyone in the team is hurting," said Mark Renshaw, who was Cavendish's lead-out man from 2009-2011 and in 2016, and joined Astana as a sprint adviser prior to the Tour.Cavendish made his Tour debut in 2007 and has failed to finish seven of his 14 appearances."I always had a good relationship with him in the peloton," said the Dane. "It's so sad for a legend to finish the Tour like this.
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