Cav crashes in tour of Qatar

Mark Cavendish managed to crash in the opening stage of the tour of Qatar today. The stage was a fast and furious 2km prologue around the famous culture city. A combination of high winds, sand and slippy paving stones mixed with narrow lanes excessive road furniture linked to the Manx missiles win at all costs attitude left him lying in the road with injuries to his left leg. It shows how 'on the edge' these guys ride.

Equally news worthy, well known Wirral Mamil Ade (pictured) tried to wheelie over a small puddle today and knew he was in trouble when he realised his feet were higher than his head. Landing on his back, in true nautical language, he said 'it smarted a bit', still like Cav he remounted (that's were the similarities to Cav end) and finished the ride. He now has to complete his cycling proficiency test before he's allowed out on his bike again.