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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

Posted on 06/30/2021 8:53:11 AM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: chrisfroome; tourdefrance
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I see TWO dopey arses here. One obviously being the idiot woman for not even attempting to turn around to see where the bikers were before leaning out in their path. Two, the other guy in black and yellow to his left (our right) for not even trying to move over to allow him some space to try to steer around her. He had space to his left, and saw what was coming in plenty of time to at least try to do something to prevent the accident.



61 posted on 06/30/2021 10:21:08 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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... Actually, I see a bunch of arses there, when you include all the people around her that didn’t even try to warn her to move.


62 posted on 06/30/2021 10:30:33 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: Cecily

Opi and Omi can come visit her in prison.


63 posted on 06/30/2021 10:31:51 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: ETL

“Oh, the humanity....”


64 posted on 06/30/2021 10:36:23 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (LIVE FREE OR DIE)
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To: Alas Babylon!

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

20 years on Devils Island.


65 posted on 06/30/2021 10:44:45 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: ETL

“Oh, the humanity....”


66 posted on 06/30/2021 10:47:19 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (LIVE FREE OR DIE)
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To: ETL

Nice angle of view. Watch as the rider just left of the initial crashing bike “leans into” the adjacent cyclist. Then, he continues on. The sign and the leaning cyclist meant “DOOM” for Mr. Spindly.

Size does count....


67 posted on 06/30/2021 10:53:04 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (LIVE FREE OR DIE)
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To: ETL

Nice angle of view. Watch as the rider just left of the initial crashing bike “leans into” the adjacent cyclist. Then, he continues on. The sign and the leaning cyclist meant “DOOM” for Mr. Spindly.

Size does count....


68 posted on 06/30/2021 10:55:34 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (LIVE FREE OR DIE)
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To: Cecily

Why are fans allowed to be that close?


69 posted on 06/30/2021 10:58:22 AM PDT by Fledermaus (The Republican Party is DEAD! It took 160 years but The Whigs Struck Back!)
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To: ETL

“Down Goes Frazier....Down Goes Frazier”


70 posted on 06/30/2021 11:00:30 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (LIVE FREE OR DIE)
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To: gathersnomoss

The leaner contributed to the crash. The lean was a way to narrow the field of competitors. Wonder who he was and if the race staff is looking at what appears to be a deliberate foul.


71 posted on 06/30/2021 11:02:36 AM PDT by damper99
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Nice angle of view. Watch as the rider just left of the initial crashing bike “leans into” the adjacent cyclist.

Yes! I thought I saw that too, the other guy actually leaning in towards them, as if to make the accident happen. And he had plenty of time to move over to the the space there was there to his left. But aren't these guys on the same team?, assuming that's how it works. Their outfits are very similar.

72 posted on 06/30/2021 11:04:21 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: refreshed

You must be a Democrat. She is responsible for her actions.


73 posted on 06/30/2021 11:04:55 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: cuban leaf

How do you put a barrier on two sides for a 125 mile race?


75 posted on 06/30/2021 11:06:03 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: cuban leaf

How do you put a barrier on two sides for a 125 mile race?


76 posted on 06/30/2021 11:06:04 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: ETL

Are the race teams similar to RINO’s? That could explain the “assist”.


77 posted on 06/30/2021 11:07:34 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (LIVE FREE OR DIE)
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To: ETL

He was an inch away from his teammaate who was riding alongside. Look at the pics again. Totally her fault.


78 posted on 06/30/2021 11:08:38 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: Cecily
She should have just yelled "In the hole!" at them to get noticed.

-PJ

79 posted on 06/30/2021 11:09:25 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: ETL

They are on the same team. I doubt he tried to make the accident happen, because the rider who fell could have taken him down too. He’s lucky the falling rider didn’t catch his back wheel and cause him to fall.

I doubt he even saw the woman. He looks focused only on the road ahead.


80 posted on 06/30/2021 11:10:03 AM PDT by Cecily
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