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Video: Angry exchange between Mark Cavendish and Gorka Izaguirre caught on TV

Footage of heated discussion following crash on today's Stage 5 of Tour of Britain - but what was said?...

TV cameras today caught what can best be described as a heated discussion between former world champion Mark Cavendish of Etixx-Quick Step and the Movistar rider, Gorka Izaguirre.

The incident took place after the pair crashed during the fifth stage of the Aviva Tour of Britain, and although the fisticuffs seem to be confined to the verbal type, it's a fair assumption that Izaguirre's eardrums will have taken a bit of a bashing.

More details of exactly why tempers got so high will doubtless follow, but for now, what do you think Cav is saying to Izaguirre (or vice-versa)? Let us know in the comments below.

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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korblimey | 9 years ago
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Hey Gorka, bet you've never knocked off anyone quite as arrogant and obnoxious as me before. Can i draft you for the next 4 hours? It's what I do best.

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Redvee | 9 years ago
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Did Izaguirre park his car on today's route?

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Rixter | 9 years ago
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This has got to be the best thread of responses I've read in a long time. So good!  41

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hagbad | 9 years ago
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I think it was something like this:

Izaguirre: You're just too good to be true

Cav: I can't take my eyes off you

Izaguirre: You'd be like heaven to touch

Cav: I wanna hold You so much

etc.

Or may be I'm wrong here...

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stenmeister | 9 years ago
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Izaguirre: Bet you wish you had raced in the 'stupid' Vuelta?

Cav: Oh yeah? How come you didn't make the Movistar team? You must be only Spanish rider over here.

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PonteD | 9 years ago
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"Look! The b******ds superglued this strap to my chin when I fell asleep last night, you weren't involved were you?"

"I didn't do a thing there..."

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Valryfiets | 9 years ago
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No idea but I'm sure 'super' and 'like' featured a lot. Also an impossible number. E.g. "I'm 140% super certain that was your fault like".

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ridein | 9 years ago
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Much ado about nothing

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Airzound | 9 years ago
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This is what happens when you ride with muppets who can't co-ordinate their shoe and sock colours so they match.

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Rouboy | 9 years ago
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Who cares? Just get back on your bike and do your job!!!!

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forcrz6 | 9 years ago
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Honestly with the way mark has been lately he is probably complaining that something happened that he initiated and then suffered the consequences. He really has been a whiny little puppet lately.

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cidermart | 9 years ago
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"Look just help me I can't undo this bloody clip on my own!  102 " "Go on then leave me just like Renshaw has!  20  20  20 "

Or maybe not  3

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