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<\/a><\/p>\nThe 32-year-old got back onto his bike after crashing and completed the stage, where he was immediately treated by Dr. Jarrad van Zuydam on the team bus.<\/p>\n
Preliminary examination revealed no concussive symptoms but Cavendish did complain of pain in his chest which the medical staff ruled warranted further investigation at a local hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately Mark was involved in a crash with about 5kms to go in yesterday’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.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fracture\u2019s nice and stable and should heal well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plan was to let him start stage two but unfortunately it was ruled he finished outside the time limit and so won\u2019t be allowed to take the start,\u201d said van Zuydam.<\/p>\n
Cavendish expressed his gratitude for the messages of support he and the team had received since the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks, as always, to everyone that\u2019s sent messages, it\u2019s hugely appreciated. It\u2019s frustrating to have crashed, particularly in light of the concussion that I sustained in Abu Dhabi, but I\u2019m just pleased that there\u2019s no major damage done.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite the pain from my injury I was really looking forward to a fast second stage and naturally disappointed that I\u2019m not going to be a part of it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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