Posted on 06/27/2021 2:07:59 PM PDT by Kaslin
French authorities have launched an investigation after a spectator interfered in stage one of the Tour de France on Saturday, causing a massive pileup with less than 30 miles until the finish line.
The French Gendarmerie said in a statement posted to Facebook that they are actively looking for the woman who held out a cardboard sign into the road causing the crash that resulted in several riders sustaining serious injuries.
Authorities said the suspect, dressed in blue jeans, a red and white striped shirt and a yellow raincoat, fled the scene before anyone could reach her.
Several videos posted on social media showed a spectator holding out a cardboard sign on the side of the road when a rider in the peloton crashed into the sign, causing a massive pileup.
The Dutch riding team, Jumbo-Visma, was among the racers most significantly impacted by the crash. Cyclist Tony Martin was the one who made contact with the spectator’s sign, according to reports.
Martin reportedly suffered road rash from the initial crash but was able to rejoin the race while Germany’s Jasha Sutterlin had to withdraw. Several others were injured including Spain’s Marc Soler who withdrew from the race following the completion of stage one after he suffered fractures in both arms, eurosport.com reported.
Tour deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault told AFP that they plan to sue.
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‘I STG there’s a Tour d’Freak story every week.’
and this upsets you exactly how...?
Exactly, it doesn’t particularly. Is FR a parliament or a tap room? Can it be both?
Cause most of the time they’re not that stupid. Now with this there’s going to be way more security.
Several years ago in the Tour, Lance Armstrong caught a brake level on the shoulder strap of a woman’s purse. She was leaning out to take a photo of the peloton as it weent by. It was an accident but he still went down hard. And he broke his frame in the accident.
Your daughter sounds like she has a good head on her shoulders.
Great job raising her, FRiend!
Take care,
Julie
Spectator screamed “Allah Akhbar” in French
Avoid Fox news. go here.
https://dennismichaellynch.com/video-tour-de-france-sees-massive-pileup-as-spectator-causes-crash/
Oh. So they’ve tightened up security since?
For heavens sake. What the hell does this mean?
Was what was written on the sigh cause the crash? If so what did it say? Was it just that a sign caused this?
Everyone keeps repeating "a cardboard sign" but there's no context of why this cardboard sign caused this trouble.
Can anyone explain what actually happened beyond repeating "a cardboard sign"?
“A woman attention whore. Yep.”
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It’s clear she had no interest in the race, at all.
“Look at me! Look at me!”
Clearly shown in her stance facing the camera.
I hope they sue the freaking pants off of her and she’s legally forbidden to attend ANY type of road race in the future.
And a stupid sign into the bargain. “Allez oop oop “.
“A woman attention whore. Yep.”
Who changes her mind quickly about wanting attention.
“ Can anyone explain what actually happened beyond repeating “a cardboard sign”? ”
She was holding up the sign, looking away from the racers. One of them hit the sign and crashed, taking out dozens of others.
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