The entire crowd thing has always been out-of-hand. I stunned each year that this does not happen daily. More DA’s attend the TDF than any sporting event.
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.