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Mark Cavendish after Tirreno Adriatico crash (via Team Dimension Data on Twitter).JPGBroken rib for Mark Cavendish in Tirreno-Adriatico crash
Mark Cavendish's Dimension Data team have confirmed that the Manx sprinter broke a rib when he crashed during the team time trial at the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico yesterday.
The injury to Cavendish, who was resuming racing after recovering from concussion sustained in a crash at last month's Abu Dhabi Tour, comes less than a week and a half before Milan-San Remo - a race he has never missed after winning it at his first attempt in 2009.0
It also follows a 2017 season that was disrupted first by illness in the shape of glanduar fever, then injury following the crash with Peter Sagan at the Tour de France in which Cavendish broke his shoulder.
While the 32-year-old managed to finish the stage yesterday, he was outside the permitted time limit so was disqualified from the race.
Dimension Data team doctor Jarrad van Zuydams said; “Unfortunately Mark was involved in a crash with about 5kms to go in today’s team time trial. He came down pretty hard at around 55km/h and he sustained multiple abrasions and soft tissue injuries to his knees, hips, hands and some swelling on his face as well; but he had a lot of rib pain which we went to x-ray, and found that he has a fracture of the seventh rib on the right side.
“The fracture’s nice and stable and should heal well,” Dr van Zuydams continued. He added that the team had planned for Cavendish to race today until they learnt he was outside the time limit.
Cavendish said: “Thanks, as always, to everyone that’s sent messages, it’s hugely appreciated.
"It’s frustrating to have crashed today, particularly in light of the concussion that I sustained in Abu Dhabi, but I’m just pleased that there’s no major damage done."
He added: “Despite the pain from my injury I was really looking forward to a fast second stage and naturally disappointed that I’m not going to be a part of it.”
Good morning! A message from @MarkCavendish following his crash yesterday. #BicyclesChangeLives pic.twitter.com/R1E7pIuKD3
— Team Dimension Data (@TeamDiData) March 8, 2018
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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