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The elbow looks incriminating, but not what caused it.
Sagan didn't look around to see Cav on the back on Demare, and as Demare passed him he got on the wheel, not realising until they made contact that Cav was there, and unintentionally guided him into the barriers.The last thing Cav saw before going down was probably Sagan's elbow flashing in front of him, so easy for him to attribute the crash to that.
No intent to force him into the barriers, but still dangerous because lack of due care and attention, probably not warrant a DQ though.Shame for the Tour in general really.
I think sadly we'll see more crashes in the sprint finales, everyone else will think they have a chance, and Demare & Bouhanni seems like a liability at the moment. Kristoff and Degenkolb needing wins, and the sprint trains not firing as they should.
Cav is right behind Demare as Demare is passing Sagan. Sagan just decided he wanted to be on the wheel and went sideways without even looking to see if anyone else was there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXwZczGqWls