The woman who caused a crash at the Tour de France will be sued once police find her, official says

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A Tour de France cyclist hit the large cardboard sign sticking out in the middle of the road, lost his balance, and caused a chain reaction where dozens of cyclists fell onto the pavement.

The woman who caused a huge crash at the Tour de France race on Saturday will be sued, the race organizer said.. "We are doing this so that the tiny minority of people who do this don't spoil the show for everyone."Tony Martin on the Jumbo-Visma team hit the sign. It read "ALLEZ OPI-OMI!" - a message saying hello to the person's grandparents.

Martin's crash caused a chain reaction in which dozens of cyclists fell onto the pavement. The woman appeared to be looking at the TV cameras, not the riders. Several cyclists continued with injuries including bloody arms and legs. Others, such as Jasha Sütterlin of Team DSM, had to stop. Sütterlin was taken to the hospital to be examined and suffered a severe contusion to his right wrist, aQuoting regional newspaper Ouest France, AFP reported that the woman fled the scene.

 

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