Mark Cavendish fumes as Fernando Gaviria wins Stage 6 of Tour of Oman, Jan Hirt secures overall victory
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Updated 15/02/2022 at 11:42 GMT
Mark Cavendish was left banging his handlebars after Fernando Gaviria’s lead-out rider Maximiliano Richeze appeared to drift across him as he hugged the barriers in the sprint to the finish line, with Gaviria triumphing in the final stage. Czech rider Jan Hirt was the overall winner of the race, finishing one minute ahead of Fausto Masnada in the general ranking.
Mark Cavendish (far left) smacks his handlebars in anger
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Mark Cavendish was left fuming at the finish line as Fernando Gaviria won Stage 6 of the Tour of Oman, with the Manx Missile seemingly aggrieved at being shut out by Gavirira’s lead-out rider Maximiliano Richeze.
Cavendish was seen banging his handlebars after UAE Team Emirates’ Richeze appeared to drift across him as he hugged the barriers in the sprint to the finish line, with Gaviria triumphing in the final stage.
Cavendish remonstrated angrily with Richeze as they crossed the line, with the Argentine rider raising his hand to protest his innocence.
It represents a frustrating end to the race for the 36-year-old, who won Stage 2 but then took a hard fall on Stage 5 and was docked nine green jersey points for “pushing off a vehicle” on three occasions in the aftermath.
Czech rider Jan Hirt triumphed overall, meanwhile, finishing one minute ahead of Italian rival Fausto Masnada in the general ranking.
Hirt produced an impressive solo win on Stage 5 atop the Green Mountain on Monday, setting him up to secure victory for Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux.
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