Mark Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan) has had surgery on the collarbone he broke at the Tour de France, saying that it was a slightly more complicated procedure, because of a previous injury which would extend the recovery time.
The British sprinter crashed on stage 8 and had to abandon after breaking his collarbone. It was an injury that destroyed the chances for Cavendish to deliver an unprecedented 35th Tour victory before retiring at the end of the season and left many crestfallen, particularly coming just a day after hopes of a win had been raised sky high by a powerful performance on stage 7.
