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Video: Mark Cavendish pissed off with TV moto

Dimension Data rider explains he'd just had what Carlton Kirby describes as "comfort break"...

If you're a regular TV viewer of the Tour de France, you'll be familiar with the scenario; one of the jersey wearers, or a big-name rider, is spotted trying to get back to the peloton, and immediately there's speculation as to whether he crashed, or had a puncture or some other mechanical.

Often, there's a far simpler explanation though, as evidenced by this footage from today's Stage 10 to Revel when Mark Cavendish was seen chasing back on.

The Dimension Data rider, non-plussed, tells the moto rider and cameraman, "I took a piss," repeating the phrase for added effect ... followed by Eurosport UK's Carlton Kirby translating that for viewers as the Manxman having taken "a comfort break."

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Butty | 7 years ago
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Sticky wee?

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darrenwinfield | 7 years ago
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Love Cav hes my hero just says what he thinks! 

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kevinmorice | 7 years ago
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On a day with a predicted sprint finish he gets upset that the camera is interested in the green jersey being out the back. Every time I get a little bit of respect for Cav as a person (and a lot of his press interviews during the week have been earning him points in my book) he literally pisses on it with childish nonsense behaviour like this. 

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ridein | 7 years ago
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Comfort breaks take on a whole new meaning if drafting behind a car.

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roadie.ronan | 7 years ago
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Why is he annoyed, I dont understand?  Is it not good that his team and logo are shown on the tv? The camera man is doing his job?

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Jamminatrix | 7 years ago
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leaway2 | 7 years ago
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Good job he wasn't in Great Budworth!

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Hipshot replied to leaway2 | 7 years ago
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leaway2 wrote:

Good job he wasn't in Great Budworth!

 

It's all that lucozade he drinks...

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King_Louis replied to leaway2 | 7 years ago
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leaway2 wrote:

Good job he wasn't in Great Budworth!

 

I just laughed out loud in my office which at the time was quite quiet.

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