Mark Cavendish slams bike into the ground and storms off after row with mechanic

 Mark Cavendish had a livid row with a mechanic on the Tour de France after complaining about the state of his bike forward of stage 19 as he chased the document for many stage wins ever.

The Brit was filmed slamming his bike to the ground after chatting with the mechanic earlier than shouting ‘Sort it out’ to him as he trotted in direction of the group bus.

Once on the bus, Cavendish might be heard shouting ‘F****** Hell’.

Mark Cavendish shouted ‘Sort it out!’ at a mechanic as he let rip about the state of his bike

 He later apologised for the outburst, saying he needed his bike to be in prime form

He later apologised for the outburst, saying he needed his bike to be in prime form as riders are put in ‘a deadly situation’ when racing however regretted reacting as he did.

Cavendish has had a shocking comeback this yr and has already made historical past on the Tour by equalling Eddy Merckx’s document of 34 stage wins.

He was aiming to eclipse Merckx’s tally in stage 19, with Merckx cheering him on from the sidelines, however he completed 111th on the day, over 20 minutes behind winner Matej Mohoric.

But his spat with the mechanic turned a giant story after the stage as the footage of the row emerged on social media, prompting Cavendish to reply.

‘Many of you’ll have seen the video from the begin of at present’s stage,’ he wrote on Instagram.

Cavendish, 36, has received 4 phases at this Tour and is poised to win the inexperienced jersey

‘During a day of the Tour de France, as riders we’re put in a deadly state of affairs and I needed my bike to be excellent, in an effort to assist me keep secure.

‘My bike had some issues once I bought on it this morning. Despite this, I shouldn’t have reacted in the method that I did and not so publicly.

‘I’ve been extraordinarily shut pals with my mechanics for over a decade and they’ve labored tirelessly to make sure I’ve at all times been secure and profitable.

Although they know the way quick I might be when I’m burdened, no-one, particularly these you care about, need to have a voice raised to them.

‘Truly, certainly one of the greatest components of the success @deceuninck_quickstepteam is that we’re a household, and we love and look after one another, and conversations must be saved inside that household.’

Cavendish was trying to beat Eddy Merckx’s document of 34 stage wins at the Tour de France