Mark Cavendish abandons Tour de France after crash on stage eight

Mads Pedersen took the stage win in Limoges, powering up the slight rise to the line and just hanging on to deny Jasper Philpsen a fourth victory of this Tour on the line

AGONY: Astana Qazaqstan Team's British rider Mark Cavendish lies on the ground after suffering a crash during the eighth stage of the Tour de France. Pic: Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images

Mark Cavendish is out of his final Tour de France following a crash on stage eight.

A day after the Manxman came within a few metres of what would have been a record-breaking 35th career Tour stage victory in Bordeaux, he was forced to abandon the race after hitting the deck with around 60km remaining of the 201km stage from Libourne to Limoges.