Cavendish Gives Up On Green Jersey After Incident ; Tour de France

Lincolnshire Echo › July 21, 2009

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MARK CAVENDISH has given up hope of claiming the green jersey at the Tour De France after he was docked points for dangerous sprinting during Saturday's stage.

The 24-year-old was incensed by a decision to wipe all the points he earned on the 14th stage after Tour organisers judged he had driven Thor Hushovd, his rival for the sprinter's crown, too close to the barriers.

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Cavendish Gives Up On Green Jersey After Incident ; Tour de France

Hushovd had himself lodged the appeal to race organisers, which ...

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