15/06/10 - Haussler abandons Tour de Suisse

Haussler was battling Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) for the stage victory in a high-speed sprint when the riders collided and both tumbled to the ground.

The Cervelo TestTeam's Heinrich Haussler has withdrawn from the Tour de Suisse following the dramatic crash in the sprint on stage 4 in Wettingen. At the time of his crash, the German/Australian was leading the points classification in the race.

"I didn't see Cavendish coming," Haussler said. "He drove into my wheel and before I knew it, I went down and was lying on the ground. I could have won the stage today.

The crash is the latest incident in a difficult season for Haussler. He was just returning to form after suffering from knee problems which shut him out of the Spring Classics.