Video of the horrific crash show Mark Cavendish withering in pain as he’s left with broken ribs and a collapsed lung
Over the course of his career, Mark Cavendish has emerged as one of the finest names to have graced the world of cycling.
However, his making his name in the echelons of the sport hasn’t been without paying a price. Mark has over the years gone onto sustain horrific damage in the crashes he’s been involved in with him suffering substantial damage once again after finding himself in the midst of a crash during the Six Days of Ghent in Belgium.
Mark Cavendish Suffers Two Broken Ribs And Collapsed Lungs After Crash At The Six Days Of Ghent
Footage which has emerged of the accident shows Lasse Norman Hansen who was ahead of Mark at the event losing control on his bike with resulted in the two crashing into each other. Given the magnitude of the speed both were going at, at the moment of impact, the two went spinning on the track floor with 36 year old Mark revealing he had suffered two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
Mark Cavendish sacó la peor parte en esta caída en la prueba de Madison en el Ghent Six. Fue hospitalizado. Todavía no hay parte oficial
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pic.twitter.com/jCFrUX5Dtp— Goga Ruiz-Sandoval (@BiciGoga) November 22, 2021
Mark has over the course of his exceptional career gone onto win 34 Tour de France stages.
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