Giant-Shimano team rider Marcel Kittel of Germany celebrates as he wins the first 190.5 km stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Leeds to Harrogate, July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
HARROGATE England (Reuters) - Mark Cavendish was supposed to blast to victory on the first stage of the Tour de France in his mother's home town but a horror crash put him in hospital and left German Marcel Kittel celebrating on Saturday.
The 29-year-old Briton slammed into the tarmac within sight of the finish and, although he limped over the line, a medical bulletin said he had dislocated his right shoulder, putting his further participation in the race in doubt.
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