Cav out of Swiss Tour

ByReuters

Updated 17/06/2010 at 10:37 GMT

British sprinter Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour of Switzerland two days after crashing with stage four victory in sight.

The pack of riders crash next to the finish line during the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse in Wettingen

Image credit: Reuters

The HTC-Columbia rider, who suffered skin rash and bruising in the pile-up on Tuesday, did not start the 214-kilometre sixth stage of the race in Meiringen on Thursday.

Cavendish and German Heinrich Haussler collided close to the finish in Wettingen, causing a dozen riders to fall.

Team Columbia officials said on Wednesday that Cavendish's participation in the Tour de France next month was not under threat.

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