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Mark Cavendish post pee-break 2016 Tour de France (Eurosport Twitter video still).PNGVideo: Mark Cavendish pissed off with TV moto
If you're a regular TV viewer of the Tour de France, you'll be familiar with the scenario; one of the jersey wearers, or a big-name rider, is spotted trying to get back to the peloton, and immediately there's speculation as to whether he crashed, or had a puncture or some other mechanical.
Often, there's a far simpler explanation though, as evidenced by this footage from today's Stage 10 to Revel when Mark Cavendish was seen chasing back on.
The Dimension Data rider, non-plussed, tells the moto rider and cameraman, "I took a piss," repeating the phrase for added effect ... followed by Eurosport UK's Carlton Kirby translating that for viewers as the Manxman having taken "a comfort break."
WARNING: Mark Cavendish has some strong words for this cameraman... #TDF2016 https://t.co/GvGUpC6JZA
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) July 12, 2016
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Sticky wee?
Love Cav hes my hero just says what he thinks!
On a day with a predicted sprint finish he gets upset that the camera is interested in the green jersey being out the back. Every time I get a little bit of respect for Cav as a person (and a lot of his press interviews during the week have been earning him points in my book) he literally pisses on it with childish nonsense behaviour like this.
Comfort breaks take on a whole new meaning if drafting behind a car.
Why is he annoyed, I dont understand? Is it not good that his team and logo are shown on the tv? The camera man is doing his job?
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Good job he wasn't in Great Budworth!
It's all that lucozade he drinks...
I just laughed out loud in my office which at the time was quite quiet.