{"id":1534,"date":"2021-11-22T14:56:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T13:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=1534"},"modified":"2021-12-17T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:57:14","slug":"cavendish-abandons-ghent-six-after-crash-and-other-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2021\/11\/22\/cavendish-abandons-ghent-six-after-crash-and-other-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavendish Abandons Ghent Six After Crash and Other News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Manxman crashed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reassuring images of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkCavendish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarkCavendish<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lasse_Norman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lasse_Norman<\/a> standing up after their crash. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zesdaagsegent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zesdaagsegent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ghent6day?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ghent6day<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7LL0vGuUX8\">pic.twitter.com\/7LL0vGuUX8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zesdaagse Gent (@zesdaagseGent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zesdaagseGent\/status\/1462457074110152709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The organisers resumed racing after a 40-minute delay. Cavendish\u2018s teammate Iljo Keisse continued alone. Hansen was able to continue as well but said he didn\u2018t feel great: &#8220;My body is quite stiff. I did get the doctor&#8217;s approval to continue but I&#8217;m already feeling better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Keisse and Cavendish were in fourth overall at the time of the crash. Iljo Keisse held that position till the end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deketelekenny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@deketelekenny<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbe_ghys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@robbe_ghys<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelMorkov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MichaelMorkov<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lasse_Norman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lasse_Norman<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zesdaagsegent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zesdaagsegent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ghent6day?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ghent6day<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJtvEhMV0J\">pic.twitter.com\/CJtvEhMV0J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zesdaagse Gent (@zesdaagseGent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zesdaagseGent\/status\/1462445262845194243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The Deceuninck-QuickStep team issued a statement on social media saying the team would share updates about Cavendish when the information is available.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>That\u2019s not right<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quite a sad reflection of the world we live in that I got turned away from a water slide today for being too light \ud83d\ude48\ud83d\ude02 70kg minimum weight!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Martin (@DanMartin86) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanMartin86\/status\/1459499621118615552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>He already apologised<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n y su beb\u00e9 . \u00bfQu\u00e9 opinan?. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/C%C3%B3moAmaneci%C3%B3Bogot%C3%A1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#C\u00f3moAmaneci\u00f3Bogot\u00e1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nv8vVwCy3v\">pic.twitter.com\/Nv8vVwCy3v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tropicana Colombia (@TropiBogota) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TropiBogota\/status\/1460984485932118023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Tell us!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWgI4iYoDPa\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. 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