My two cents:
Andre Demaur is at fault for the entire situation. He went right towards the barriers (clearly he was the fastest sprinter...but still) he moved to the right, Sagan of course followed, Cav was coming up around the right side trying to pass when he can obviously can see that Demaur is coming right off his line, Cav knows that Sagan is likely to follow his wheel and will come over squeezing him. Then Cav makes contact at the rear with Sagan, Sagan braces himself thinking he is about the crash obviously because some idiot (Cav) is trying to come into a hole that no longer exist...and Kaboom.
Then, Demaur cuts back to the left, hits Bouhanni's front wheel almost crashing him...and wins the sprint, while Sagan just follows Demaur again but not cutting across Nassir because he almost gets taken out by that issue with Demaur nearly taking Bouhanni out and just stays on the right side now.
Cav has never been at fault for a sprint crash...EVER!!! :eyesroll:
As a sprinter, there are things I see and know during sprints. Cav knows this as well. Even when you think you are faster, and maybe he was than Sagan, guys will come off there lines if following a wheel, you have to just say f*(k IT and tap the brakes and just give up...rather than crash.
Jim Oschwicz was a moron yesterday on MSNBC TV saying right off that Sagan elbowed him and it was a violent act. Sagan didn't even touch Cav with his elbow. Joke situation. Much worse crap Cav and others have done and nothing done.