Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Mark Cavendish initially finished fifth on stage 12 of the Tour de France. Initially, because Cavendish’s status was subsequently declassified. His sporting director Mark Renshaw responded. ITV Bikes On the jury’s verdict. “Cavendish is upset and angry.”
“We are of course very disappointed. We think Cavendish got fifth place to some extent. It was a tough fifth place. If you analyse the sprint, you will see that Daniel McLay was ahead of Arnaud Démare. When McLay finished his lead, he veered a little to the left and stopped pedalling.
According to Renshaw, the last thing that goes wrong in a sprint is the pedal. “If you stop pedaling during a full sprint… that for me deserves a heavier penalty. As a former leader, I know for sure that there will be a reaction anyway. The reaction in this race was that Cavendish went to the left, just like Coquard. So we don’t think that’s fair. Cavendish is angry.
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