Mark Cavendish quits Tour of Catalunya

BRITISH sprinter Mark Cavendish quit the Tour of Catalunya during yesterday's fifth stage after coming down with flu three days after his first win of the season.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Mar 2010, 22:03 BST

Updated 27th Mar 2010, 00:28 BST

The most prolific winner of 2009, with 24 victories, dropped out 80 kilometres into the 181.2-km stage won by Italian Davide Malacarne. "I've been feeling ill for the last couple of days and today was worse," said Cavendish.