Co-owner of the record for the number of stage victories at the "Tour d' France", 38-year-old British cyclist Mark Cavendish, had to give up during the eighth stage of the most famous cycling race in the world, after falling 64 kilometers before the finish line in Limoges.
Just a day after finishing 2nd in stage 7 and showing he can be competitive in the sprint finishes for his 35th Tour victory, which would have seen him "escape" the legendary Belgian Eddy Merckx, Cavendish fell while riding in the main group and hurt his right shoulder.
The medical team quickly reached the British man, who was holding his shoulder and then his head, which was not a good sign.
When his right shoulder was bandaged and he was wheeled away in an ambulance, it became clear that one of the best sprinters ever would not take part in his farewell Tour.
In the stage from Liburn to Limoges, the Dane Mads Pedersen celebrated, ahead of the Belgians Jasper Philipsen and Vut van Aert.
There were no changes in the overall standings, the defending champion Jonas Vingegord is the first, with a 25-second advantage over the champion from 2020 and 2021, Tadej Pogačar.
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