Police in Brittany arrest a local woman over the Tour de France's worst-ever crash after scouring fans' camera footage during the four-day search

Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | June 30, 2021 | Peter Allen & Nathan Salt

[Cecily]

A woman facing prison for causing one of the worst crashes in the history of the Tour de France has been arrested after four days on the run.

The suspect – who has not been identified – was arrested today and is now in custody in the small Brittany town of Landerneau. She lives in the Finistere department of Brittany, in which Landerneau is situated, according to an investigating source.

‘She did not have far to travel to get to the race, and clearly knew how to escape after causing so much damage,’ he said.

‘Numerous witnesses were interviewed, and camera footage was also inspected in order to track the suspect down.

‘Now that she has been caught, she has to be questioned at length, to find out exactly what her motives were.’

Prosecutors launched a criminal inquiry following the collapse of an entire peloton on Saturday, when 21 cyclists including Britain’s Chris Froome were seriously hurt.

[Cecily]

They will probably throw the book at her "pour encourager les autres," as the saying goes.

[Alas Babylon!]

Will she receive a harder prosecution and punishment than a person who went into the Capitol building on 6 January 2021?

[Yo-Yo]

I hate arrogant bike riders, but in this case I hope they DO throw the book at her.

[VTenigma]

Of course not, she’s not a conservative “insurrectionist”.

[ifinnegan]

Facing prison?

Talk about misplaced priorities.

Vive la France

[BenLurkin]

[dfwgator]

France had two bad crashes this week, this, and their soccer team at the Euro.

[BenLurkin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh5y1q-MDl0

[cuban leaf]

I blame the Tour for allowing people to be so close. This sort of stuff happens in road rally’s too. A car goes off a corner and mows down 20 people, some of whom often die.

There is zero barrier between the bikers and the crowd. That’s stupid. And it’s not her fault. And yeah, what she did was stupid too, but she is the only one being charged.

[Roccus]

‘Though not a fan of cycling or cyclists, it has always been my contention that road racers should be issued cordless chain saws to “clear the track”

[BenLurkin]

This rider could have used one...

[newfreep]

No doubt her punishment will be more severe than the muzzoid invaders who openly kill the French.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

‘She did not have far to travel to get to the race, and clearly knew how to escape after causing so much damage,’ he said.

They make it sound like this was something she planned in advance rather than just being your average nitwit. She wasn't even looking at the riders when the actual accident happened.

[ETL]

Facing prison? Talk about misplaced priorities.

Being an idiot must be a crime in France. If that were the case here, at least half the population would be behind bars.

[Cecily]

The article implies that there are rules for the spectators, and she violated them. According to the article, that is why she can be charged.

[Roccus]

EGG-ZACKLY

[Red Badger]

What does her sign say?....Have a nice trip?..............

[Red Badger]

[Truthoverpower]

Road bikers are faggots and their stupid little spandex. On their spindly little wimpy 15 pound bikes with their quarter inch tires with 100 psi that would get destroyed by a tiny little bump in the road

Get real !

- mountain bikers

[Yo-Yo]

What does her sign say?....Have a nice trip?..............

Tell you next fall.........

According to Google:

A woman holding a large sign bearing the words “ALLEZ OPI-OMI!” (German terms of endearment for grandparents) clipped Germany's Tony Martin, who lost his balance and set off a chain reaction that sent cyclists sprawling across the pavement as she stepped in front of the peloton to display the sign for TV cameras