NewsgalleryMark Cavenish (Gallery)BookmarkShareNewsByAndrew Jackson12:46, 7 JUL 2014Updated14:40, 8 JUL 2014Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish grimaces after he crashed in the last kilometers of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (Image: AP Photo/Fred Mons, Pool)1 of 18Teammates call for medical assistance after Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish crashed in the last kilometers of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England, Saturday, July 5, 2014. (Image: AP Photo/Fred Mons, Pool)2 of 18The Duchess of Cambridge reacts as Mark Cavendish (not pictured) falls from his bike near the finish line of Stage 1 of the Tour de France in Harrogate. (Image: Chris Jackson/PA Wire)3 of 18The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry watch as Mark Cavendish (not pictured) falls from his bike near the finish line of Stage 1 of the Tour de France in Harrogate. (Image: Chris Jackson/PA Wire)4 of 18Prime Minister David Cameron (left) reacts as Mark Cavendish crashes at the finish of the first stage of the Tour De France in Harrogate. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)5 of 18Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mark Cavendish rides over the finish line in Harrogate after crashing out of the final sprint, applauded by the crowd at the end of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)6 of 18Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mark Cavendish rides over the finish line in Harrogate after crashing out of the final sprint, applauded by The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry at the end of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)7 of 18Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mark Cavendish rides over the finish line in Harrogate after crashing out of the final sprint, applauded by the crowd at the end of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)8 of 18Omega Pharma Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish limps over line having crashed on the last corner of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)9 of 18Omega Pharma Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish limps over line having crashed on the last corner of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)10 of 18Omega Pharma-Quick Step's Mark Cavendish rides over the finish line in Harrogate after crashing out of the final sprint of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)11 of 18Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mark Cavendish after Stage One of the Tour de France. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)12 of 18Omega Pharma Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish limps over line having crashed on the last corner of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)13 of 18File photo dated 05/07/2014 of Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mark Cavendish rides over the finish line in Harrogate after crashing out of the final sprint of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.)14 of 18File photo dated 05/07/2014 of Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mark Cavendish rides over the finish line in Harrogate after crashing out of the final sprint of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire.)15 of 18File photo dated 05/07/2014 of Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mark Cavendish rides over the finish line in Harrogate after crashing out of the final sprint of stage one of the Tour de France in Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.)16 of 18Mark Cavendish speaks to the press outside the Omega Pharma Quick-Step team bus at York Racecourse ahead of the start of Stage 2 of the Tour De France in, York, Yorkshire. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)17 of 18Mark Cavendish speaks to the press outside the Omega Pharma Quick-Step team bus at York Racecourse ahead of the start of Stage 2 of the Tour De France in, York, Yorkshire. (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)18 of 18