Sheffield: The failure of the Tour de France race jury take action against British sprinter Mark Cavendish for his role in the crash that took out Orica-GreenEDGE rider Simon Gerrans in the finale of Saturday’s first stage is “disappointing” says his team head sports director, Matt White.

Cavendish did not start stage two on Sunday - 201km from York to Sheffield - after sustaining a dislocated right collarbone and ruptured ligaments in the high speed crash.

Ouch: Mark Cavendish clutches at his shoulder after dislocating his collarbone. Credit:AFP

Gerrans did race though, despite the pain and limited mobility from the severe abrasions on his back and bruised ribs that he received from the fall on Saturday in the last 250m

While Gerrans could continue in the Tour, his team asked the Union Cycliste Internationale race jury why it did not even recognise Cavendish’s error, especially as he admitted several hours after the incident that he was to blame for the crash.