Mark Cavendish suffers two broken ribs and collapsed lung in Ghent Six crash

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Mark Cavendish being tended to by his team and first aid staff after the Ghent Six crash (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Mark Cavendish spent Sunday night in the ICU of a Belgian hospital after a serious crash during the final event of Ghent Six on Sunday with the rider later confirmed to have suffered two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

According to his QuickStep team, Cavendish had passed medical tests shortly after the incident however he was taken to hospital where full medical checks were carried out.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.