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Mark Cavendish abandons his final Tour de France after stage eight crash

Cyclist will stay level with Eddy Merckx on 34 Tour stage winsMads Pedersen sprints to stage victory in Limoges

Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France career ended on an anonymous stretch of rural road, 60 kilometres from Limoges, after a touch of wheels at the rear of the peloton left him lying on the tarmac clutching his right shoulder.

The 38-year-old crashed out of the Tour de France on stage eight of this year’s race, from Libourne to Limoges, after suffering a suspected broken collarbone, with Danish sprinter, Mads Pedersen taking his first stage win this year.

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