You may feel like a nuisance sometimes, but have you ever brought down the whole Tour de France on the first stage?
I am in complete awe of this person singlehandedly ruining the #TourDeFrance. Pure chaos! pic.twitter.com/wfgsfnfZkB
— Chris McPhail (@ChrisMcPhaiI) June 27, 2021
Tour de France are expected to sue a fan who caused a massive pileup on the first stage of the race over the weekend.
Video footage shows the spectator step into the cyclists path holding a wide cardboard sign, which was then clipped by cyclist Tony Martin, beginning a huge chain reaction and injuring a number of the competitors.
The sign the woman read 'ALLEZ OPI-OMI' and it seems as though she was trying to display the sign to the camera without looking for the cyclists barreling towards her from behind.
France-24 report Tour Deputy Director Pierre-Yves Thouault has said
"We are suing this woman who behaved so badly."
"We are doing this so that the tiny minority of people who do this don't spoil the show for everyone," he said.
