Bad luck continues for Mark Cavendish in crash at Ronde van Limburg

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QuickStep-AlphaVinyl sprinter unscathed in late-race incident

Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

"It all happened in the blink of an eye," reported QuickStep-AlphaVinyl in an update following a late-race crash that took down their sprinter Mark Cavendish at Ronde van Limburg on Monday.

Cavendish was in prime position to sprint for a potential victory in the 202.6km race between Hasselt and Tongeren. 

However, while he was perfectly placed in the wheel of teammate and lead-out man Michael Mørkøv, a crash took him out of contention, along with several other riders who hit the pavement with three kilometres to go. Gerben Thijssen (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) also crashed.

The final also saw Simone Consonni (Cofidis) finish second and Danny van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe) third, Milan Menten (Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB) fourth and Sam Bennett fifth.

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