Peter Sagan appeals Tour de France disqualification

Peter Sagan's Bora-Hansgrohe team have launched an official protest against the world champion's disqualification from the Tour de France after the crash which ended Mark Cavendish's race.

Cavendish suffered a broken shoulder blade when he was forced into the barriers by Sagan 120 metres from the finish of Tuesday's 207.5km stage from Monsdorf-les-Bains to Vittel, won by French sprinter Arnaud Demare of FDJ.