Mark Cavendish forced out of Road Cycling World Championships by shoulder injury

The worlds will be held in the Richmond area from September 20 to 27.

Mark Cavendish’s collision with a parked vehicle on stage six of the Tour of Britain has proved worse than he initially thought, with the possibility remaining that he will be forced to miss the world road race championships. It is the same shoulder he injured during the 2014 Tour de France.

“Unfortunately the injury he sustained during last week’s Tour of Britain is more serious than we had hoped”.

The 30-year-old sprinter was among the title contenders for the men’s road event.

British Cycling’s coaching, education and development director John Mills, said: “With less than one year to go until the Olympic and Paralympic Games, having another facility of this standard reflects the great progress that has been made in cycling infrastructure here in the UK”. “It wasn’t hanging off like previous year “.

British Cycling said in a statement Friday that Cavendish “will require a longer period of recovery on his shoulder”.

Team Sky colleague Thomas, meanwhile, is said to be exhausted after riding both the Vuelta and the Tour de France, where he rode strongly I support of Froome and was himself challenging for a podium place until the final days.

Adam Yates had been added to the squad following Geraint Thomas’s withdrawal earlier this week, British Cycling added. This year’s championships in Richmond, U.S. has been said by some to be possibly conducive to a bunch sprint, while next year’s race in Qatar is likely to finish in a gallop amongst the fastmen of the sport.