Dimension Data sprinter Mark Cavendish ruled out of Paris-Roubaix with ankle injury

ByReuters

Updated 05/04/2017 at 12:52 GMT

Mark Cavendish has been ruled out of Sunday's Paris-Roubaix one-day race with an ankle injury, his Dimension Data team said on Wednesday.

Mark Cavendish sur le Tour de France 2016

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But the race will still feature a host of star names, with Peter Sagan, Tom Boonen and Greg Van Avermaet among the favourites.

Former world champion Cavendish has finished Paris-Roubaix (the biggest classic in the calendar featuring several tough cobbled sections) only once, taking 30th place last year. He was not expected to compete for the podium.

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Cavendish's team, Dimension Data, said in a statement:

Mark Cavendish will not take the start at today’s Scheldeprijs or at the weekend's Paris-Roubaix due to an overuse injury. Cavendish, who last competed at the Milano-San Remo (classic), has been hampered by pain felt in his right ankle. The discomfort was first felt on the penultimate stage of Tirreno-Adriatico in March and has hindered our sprint ace since.

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