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Post by MichyM on Jun 26, 2021 20:36:24 GMT
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Post by christine58 on Jun 26, 2021 20:38:44 GMT
OMG..that's awful What an idiot
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 26, 2021 20:46:19 GMT
incredible. I hope he was fine and ejected from the course! (can they even do that? is it a public road?)
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Post by auntkelly on Jun 26, 2021 20:55:44 GMT
Wow that is terrible. I hope no one was seriously hurt.
The guy holding the sign certainly managed to get on television. I think he is going to be getting a lot more viewing time than he had ever imagined. Someday his grandkids are going to be watching a sports highlight reel and say "Grandpa, look at that idiot who held up a sign and caused a massive pile up in the Tour de France. Do you remember when that happened?"
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Post by myshelly on Jun 26, 2021 20:56:16 GMT
incredible. I hope he was fine and ejected from the course! (can they even do that? is it a public road?) If you look at multiple videos, there are tons of people there and a lot of them are just as close to/in the road as this guy is, they just jump out of the way at the last minute. |
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Post by Katiepotatie on Jun 26, 2021 21:03:44 GMT
Oh, that’s insanely awful. I feel so bad for all those cyclists.
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Post by katlady on Jun 26, 2021 21:40:11 GMT
From this angle, you can see that the sign was sticking out into the roadway. He wasn't even looking at the oncoming cyclists.
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 26, 2021 21:48:52 GMT
So stupid. Why are they allowed to get so close? Seeing that makes it hard to believe something similar doesn't happen all the damn time.
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Post by SabrinaP on Jun 26, 2021 21:54:16 GMT
I wonder if that will cause them to move spectators back from the roadway. Seems like an accident like this waiting to happen to have them so close to the roadway.
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Post by edie3 on Jun 26, 2021 22:15:51 GMT
there really should be charges and fines for stupidity. Not just for this, either.
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Post by wellway on Jun 26, 2021 22:19:44 GMT
Crashes are part and parcel of the tour, unfortunately. There are even YouTube videos of the top crashes.
There is one part of the route that is very narrow, the riders have to really wind their way through a narrow gap between spectators on both side while they make their ascent. One year carpet tacks had been thrown on the ground, I have heard riders talking about urine being sprayed at them, spitting etc it's pretty vile.
But the race itself is spectacular and the scenery is breathtaking.
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 26, 2021 22:36:07 GMT
Crashes are part and parcel of the tour, unfortunately. There are even YouTube videos of the top crashes. There is one part of the route that is very narrow, the riders have to really wind their way through a narrow gap between spectators on both side while they make their ascent. One year carpet tacks had been thrown on the ground, I have heard riders talking about urine being sprayed at them, spitting etc it's pretty vile. But the race itself is spectacular and the scenery is breathtaking. Of course there are crashes, but I think this is a different. This was caused by a spectator who was being an intentional idiot. The other things you listed are disgusting and even more reason spectators should be kept back. |
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Post by magellen on Jun 26, 2021 22:37:45 GMT
Crashes are part and parcel of the tour, unfortunately. There are even YouTube videos of the top crashes. There is one part of the route that is very narrow, the riders have to really wind their way through a narrow gap between spectators on both side while they make their ascent. One year carpet tacks had been thrown on the ground, I have heard riders talking about urine being sprayed at them, spitting etc it's pretty vile. But the race itself is spectacular and the scenery is breathtaking. Why? |
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Post by wellway on Jun 27, 2021 6:41:14 GMT
Crashes are part and parcel of the tour, unfortunately. There are even YouTube videos of the top crashes. There is one part of the route that is very narrow, the riders have to really wind their way through a narrow gap between spectators on both side while they make their ascent. One year carpet tacks had been thrown on the ground, I have heard riders talking about urine being sprayed at them, spitting etc it's pretty vile. But the race itself is spectacular and the scenery is breathtaking. Why? If memory serves me right, they suspected one of the teams of doping. |
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Post by wellway on Jun 27, 2021 6:45:53 GMT
Crashes are part and parcel of the tour, unfortunately. There are even YouTube videos of the top crashes. There is one part of the route that is very narrow, the riders have to really wind their way through a narrow gap between spectators on both side while they make their ascent. One year carpet tacks had been thrown on the ground, I have heard riders talking about urine being sprayed at them, spitting etc it's pretty vile. But the race itself is spectacular and the scenery is breathtaking. Of course there are crashes, but I think this is a different. This was caused by a spectator who was being an intentional idiot. The other things you listed are disgusting and even more reason spectators should be kept back. It seems the race organisers plan to sue her. From a BBC report, "We are suing this woman who behaved so badly," Tour deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault told reporters, before being confirmed to BBC Sport by organisers ASO. "We are doing this so that the tiny minority of people who do this don't spoil the show for everyone," he added. That might have the desired effect. |
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Post by guzismom on Jun 27, 2021 13:39:53 GMT
I read that she had disappeared. Good luck finding her.
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Post by Rhondito on Jun 27, 2021 14:40:39 GMT
It was horrifying to watch. On top of all the injuries and damage to bikes, she caused one rider to have to withdraw from the Tour on Day 1. It's one thing to go out in a "regular" crash, but one caused by a spectator being so careless is sickening.
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Post by MichyM on Jun 27, 2021 16:54:10 GMT
I read that she had disappeared. Good luck finding her. Blows me away that she left. PEOPLE! And you’d think that finding her wouldn’t be too difficult with what she was wearing. I suppose It’s kind of like “where’s Waldo?” |
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Post by janeinbama on Jun 28, 2021 0:37:12 GMT
I heard on the Sunday evening news, they are looking for her and plan to press charges. Quite an idiot move!
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Post by peasquared on Jun 28, 2021 1:23:21 GMT
How awful! Training for a year only to have a spectator ruin it for you. I hope they find her and punish her in some way.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 28, 2021 1:31:40 GMT
The aerial view of the crash is even more horrifying.  I hope they find her. |
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Post by papersilly on Jun 28, 2021 1:35:56 GMT
I am so mad at that person. Those cyclists trained hard for this event and to have some doofus cause a massive crash like that is disgusting.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2021 2:05:33 GMT
I can’t link story, but it seems the race organizers will be suing the spectator. (A woman)
Were any of the riders injured?
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Post by dewryce on Jun 28, 2021 2:08:02 GMT
I can’t link story, but it seems the race organizers will be suing the spectator. (A woman) Were any of the riders injured? There were 51 riders involved in the crash, I think 21 of them were injured. 1 person had to withdraw and I’m assuming it was due to injury because they have back-up bikes, but I’m not 100% certain. |
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Post by MissBianca on Jun 28, 2021 2:13:44 GMT
One had to withdraw because of a wrist injury. Doctors wanted it x-rayed, but it sounds like it’s not broken just a bad contusion.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2021 2:23:39 GMT
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jun 28, 2021 3:32:38 GMT
Why did they allow people so close to the road in the first place? That seems pretty idiotic as well.
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Post by guzismom on Jun 28, 2021 13:02:58 GMT
The Tour organizers could not possibly control the spectators the entire length of the race; stage 1 was 123 miles/198 km.
There are often barriers when passing through towns or in areas where there are known obstacles/dangers. But this was out on the course, away from town on a wide open, straight road.
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Post by Rhondito on Jun 28, 2021 13:07:42 GMT
The race should take some responsibility for plastic barriers too. Not along the whole course (obviously - WAY too long), but at least at the beginning of the day for some length since the beginning part of the race is so insanely bunched up and a crash is so devastating to so many. This didn't happen at the beginning of the race - it was 45km from the end. |
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Post by gar on Jun 28, 2021 13:11:22 GMT
The race should take some responsibility for plastic barriers too. Not along the whole course (obviously - WAY too long), but at least at the beginning of the day for some length since the beginning part of the race is so insanely bunched up and a crash is so devastating to so many. This didn't happen at the beginning of the race - it was 45km from the end. It looks like public/open countryside from a quick glance - how could they prevent people being there? |
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