Should Mark Cavendish have been disqualified for his part in this crash?
The British cyclist won silver in the men’s omnium at the Rio Olympics on Monday night.
Cavendish kept his medal despite his involvement in the controversial crash that led to three other competitors being wiped-out.
Elia Viviani got back on his bike and went on to win the gold, but Sanghoon Park had to be taken to hospital with concussion.
Viviani absolved Cavendish of any blame following the race.
“We’re on a track, no brakes. When one guy changes directions in front of you and someone else is not ready to change directions, you crash.”
And Cavendish admitted he was at fault for the incident, saying: “I should have been looking where I was going a bit more.”
But he became disgruntled with a Dutch journalist, allegedly threatening to sue him, when asked if he should have been disqualified for the crash.
First of all, the British press didn't pose Cavendish the question whether he should have been DQ'd for his move.
— Thijs Zonneveld (@thijszonneveld) August 15, 2016
So I did. I showed him the rerun on my laptop. Cavendish asked me: "The guy wasn't Dutch, was he?" Me: "What?"
— Thijs Zonneveld (@thijszonneveld) August 15, 2016
Me: "Would you care to comment on that move?"
Cav: "I could sue you for that, do you know that?"
Me: "What for? Asking a question?"— Thijs Zonneveld (@thijszonneveld) August 15, 2016
And then he walked away, cursing.
— Thijs Zonneveld (@thijszonneveld) August 15, 2016
