Mark Cavendish survives Tour of Oman crash with 'just some bruising'
British cyclist Mark Cavendish fell "quite heavily" in the penultimate fifth stage of the Tour of Oman Monday but came away from the crash with relatively minor injuries.
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Mark Cavendish says he was 'lucky' not to be badly hurt in crash on Stage 5 of Tour of Oman
Mark Cavendish said he considered himself «lucky» not to have sustained worse injuries in his crash on Stage 5 of the Tour of Oman. Cavendish came down together with Groupama-FDJ's Ignatas Konovalovas at 62km to go, with the two riders tumbling across the tarmac as the peloton broke up in the windy conditions.
Cavendish survives Tour of Oman crash with 'just some bruising'
British cyclist Mark Cavendish fell "quite heavily" in the penultimate fifth stage of the Tour of Oman but came away from the crash with relatively minor injuries, the 36-year-old said on Monday.
Mark Cavendish: Quick-Step rider 'lucky' injuries are not serious after Tour of Oman crash
Mark Cavendish escaped with only grazes and bruises after a fall during the penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman on Monday.
Jan Hirt wins Stage 5 of Tour of Oman to take red jersey, Mark Cavendish remains in green jersey
Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux’s Jan Hirt won Stage 5 of the Tour of Oman, opening up a gap between himself and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team’s Fausto Masnada and taking the red leader’s jersey in the process. Having led solo during the final kilometre, the Czech rider won atop the Green Mountain comfortably, finishing 39 seconds ahead of Arkea-Samsic’s Kevin Vauquelin.
Denmark’s Charmig wins to take Tour of Oman lead
QURAYYAT, Oman: Danish rider Anthon Charmig powered to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Oman on Saturday to take the overall lead from Mark Cavendish. The Uno-X man beat Jan Hirt at the top of the short final climb at Qurayyat.
Mark Cavendish loses red jersey on Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman, as Anthon Charmig secures his first professional win
Mark Cavendish lost the red jersey on Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman, as Uno-X rider Anthon Charmig produced a stunning display to secure his first professional win. Charmig finished ahead of Jan Hirt (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) and crossed the line first at the top of a 2.8km climb that had an average gradient of 6.5%. Elie Gesbert (Team Arkea Samsic) took third and the final podium spot after crossing the line two seconds later.
Mark Cavendish seals sprint victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Oman to take first stage win of 2022
Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Oman to register his first win of 2022. After missing out on Thursday's opening stage to Fernando Gaviria, Cavendish timed his drive to the line better in Suhar Corniche — and in so doing also took the race leader's jersey off the Colombian. Ad/> Cavendish said: «I was looking forward to this sprint, as it was similar to a Tour de France one, with a long finishing straight of over one kilometre.