Tour of Britain, Stage 1: Untangling Cav

So the answer to the previous post, "Where is Cav?" has been answered.  Mark Cavendish (Dimensiona Data) was under a pile of bikes and people.  The last kilometer included a sharp left turn and not everyone made it around safely.  Others held up by the wreck included the Dutch National Champion, Dylan Groenwegen (LottoNL Jumbo) and his teammate Robert Wagner.  Another was the Sky rider Danny Van Poppel who looked on as Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar) reached down and twisted Cavendish's ankle.  As a cyclist, I know that he was helping out the Manx Missile get unclipped from his pedals so he could get up.  While all involved could not contest for the stage victory, at least they would be given the same time as the bunch.  All they have to do is get themselves and their bike across the line.  As far as I know everyone was able to finish, whether they will be able to start tomorrow remains to be seen.

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Tour of Britain, Stage 1: Releasing Himself

Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) has had a lot of experience in waiting for the right moment to launch his sprint.  His team had worked hard to place him on the front of the peloton.  It was his teammate, Jens Debusschere, who was the last wheel that the German National Champion followed.  The Gorilla jumped from his lead out man's wheel with just a couple of hundred meters left to the line.  Behind him the diminutive Caleb Ewan (Orica BikeExchange) tried to get around Greipel, but he just didn't have the legs.  His second place was enough to put him third overall, not second due to Jasper Bovenhuis (An Post Chain Reaction) picking up six bonus seconds out on course.  But it is Greipel who will pull on the first leader's jersey of the Tour of Britain.  The question is, where was Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)?

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