Sagan kicked out of TDF for Cavendish crash

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Mark Cavendish (AP)

Vittel - World champion Peter Sagan was sensationally kicked off the Tour de France for elbowing Mark Cavendish in a hectic sprint finish to Tuesday's fourth stage.

WATCH: Mark Cavendish's horrific Stage 4 crash

British sprint great Cavendish was taken to hospital by ambulance with shoulder and finger injuries after crashing to the ground when Sagan shoved him into the metal safety barriers 100 metres from the finish of the 207.5km stage from Mondorf-les-Bains to Vittel.

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