Mark Cavendish may be out of hospital today

Rider broke two ribs in crash at Ghent Six Day

Mark Cavendish's team says the cyclist broke two ribs on his left side in a crash during the Ghent Six Day event at the weekend.

He was competing in the Madison when he came off his bike - the Manx Missile was taken to hospital and kept in overnight.

Deceuninck-Quickstep say he also has a small pneumothorax or collapsed lung

The team expects him to released from hospital either today or tomorrow morning - he will then have a period of recuperation.