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A stupid crashes the tour.... (Original Post)
Maxheader
Jun 2021
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SWBTATTReg
(24,780 posts)1. I hope that 'stupid' pays for all of the bike riders medical bills...
and charges for interfering w/ a sporting event...
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)2. I suspect this will become more common
With all the narcissistic selfie-takers out there these days. There might be a ban on crowds in the near future.
Maxheader
(4,401 posts)3. Gonna be stupid...gonna pay the price...
The roadside fan who caused a giant crash at the Tour de France is to be sued by the events organisers.
The woman concerned held up a banner slightly into the road and was looking straight at the television motorbike cameras with her back turned on the speeding peloton.
German rider Tony Martin brushed past her and was knocked off balance racing near the head of the peloton, and when he fell it caused a horrifying domino effect ending in a tangle of bikes and bodies.
DSMs German rider Jasha Sutterlin was the only one who had time to pull out at that moment but several people were hurt, including spectators.
We are suing this woman who behaved so badly, Tour deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault told AFP.