Originally Posted by
livedarklions
Tell you what, give us one single plausible coherent reason why Cavendish would have thrown it, and maybe you'd get a listen.
...and it must take into consideration what we know of Cav's character as a sportsman. Does he have the personality that would be willing to back away from winning one more time on the Champs (considered the pinnacle win for sprinters), especially with such a monumentous accomplishment attached to it?