The Manxman crashed
Mark Cavendish and Lasse Norman Hansen crashed early in the final event of Six Days of Ghent. Cavendish was removed from the side of the track on a stretcher as a precautionary measure. He stood under his own power and waved to the crowd. According to Jaser de Buyst who almost went down as well he noticed a damp area on the track just one lap before the accident.
Reassuring images of @MarkCavendish and @Lasse_Norman standing up after their crash. #zesdaagsegent #ghent6day pic.twitter.com/7LL0vGuUX8
— Zesdaagse Gent (@zesdaagseGent) November 21, 2021
The organisers resumed racing after a 40-minute delay. Cavendish‘s teammate Iljo Keisse continued alone. Hansen was able to continue as well but said he didn‘t feel great: “My body is quite stiff. I did get the doctor’s approval to continue but I’m already feeling better.”
Keisse and Cavendish were in fourth overall at the time of the crash. Iljo Keisse held that position till the end.
This is the GC just before the start of the ultimate event of the 80th Lotto Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent, the madison (1 hour). Two teams share the lead: @deketelekenny/@robbe_ghys and @MichaelMorkov/@Lasse_Norman. #zesdaagsegent #ghent6day pic.twitter.com/CJtvEhMV0J
— Zesdaagse Gent (@zesdaagseGent) November 21, 2021
The Deceuninck-QuickStep team issued a statement on social media saying the team would share updates about Cavendish when the information is available.
That’s not right
Quite a sad reflection of the world we live in that I got turned away from a water slide today for being too light 🙈😂 70kg minimum weight!
— Dan Martin (@DanMartin86) November 13, 2021
He already apologised
Rigoberto Urán y su bebé . ¿Qué opinan?. #CómoAmanecióBogotá pic.twitter.com/Nv8vVwCy3v
— Tropicana Colombia (@TropiBogota) November 17, 2021
