Mark Cavendish vomiting on bike at Tour de France
Mark Cavendish in trouble on first stage of Tour de France, as British rider dropped early and vomiting on bike
Early in the stage, other riders appeared to be feeling the effects of the 33-degree heat in the Apennine mountains – which make up arguably one of the Tour’s hardest opening stages in years – with water and ice bags in constant use for cooling purposes.However, it was soon clear Cavendish was struggling the most, as he lost touch with the peloton with 160km remaining after receiving a welcome dousing of water from fellow sprinter and Cofidis rider Bryan Coquard.
According to reports coming form Italian television, Cavendish’s former lead-out man and current Astana sports director Mark Renshaw denied reports that the British sprinter was suffering from illness, and that he was just under “serious distress” from the heat. “I think they’ll get there, not comfortably because it never is, but I think they’ll make the time cut. But this effort is going to haunt them for the next few days, scraping the barrel on day one,” McEwen added.Things got worse for Astana, however, with just over 85km to go, when Tour debutant Michele Gazzolo became the first rider to abandon the race with what appeared to be a knee injury after dropping back from Cavendish’s group.
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