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The pileup happened on last Saturday, the opening day of the Tour de France. This year's tour runs from Brest, in northern France, to Paris, a 3,414 Km race over 21 days. Day 1 had the athletes cycling from Brest to Landerneau, a 198 Km course. 

Midway through the race, however, disaster struck. An enthusiastic spectator, keen to show off her sign to a nearby camera, rushed near the track and extended the sign out. Her back was to the cyclists, and as such didn't notice their rapid approach. Her cardboard sign knocked Germany cyclist Tony Martin off balance slightly. Because of how tightly all the bikers were packed into the narrow track, that was enough to send him falling. An insane pileup ensued. 

The spectator's sign read: "Go, grandpa and grandma!" 

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Cyclist Tony Martin crashed through the spectator's cardboard sign held in his path, causing him to lose balance. He fell on his bike, causing a catastrophic pile-up amid the world's biggest cycling race. Several athletes were injured, and one had to leave the tour altogether.

 

Tour de France's deputy director, Pierre-Yves Thouault, told AFP that the organization would sue the woman who inadvertently caused the crash. The only issue? She fled the scene and is still at large!

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Victor68

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Something we might see in Singapore when motorists go back to work. Daily bicycles are riding the entire lane like tour de France now. Haha

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She wasn't afraid to show her sign to the world. Now she is terrified and hiding liao

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inlinesix

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14 minutes ago, Hamburger said:

Paper cardboard also cause massive pile up.

What kind of paper weight riders are those. Pun intended. 

Her hand was in the way of Tony Martin

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39 minutes ago, Vid said:

She wasn't afraid to show her sign to the world. Now she is terrified and hiding liao

There is a manhunt for her

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2 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

There is a manhunt for her

Report says she left and went home to Germany

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Just now, Vid said:

Report says she left and went home to Germany

French police put her on wanted list.

Not sure she is German or not

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11 minutes ago, Vid said:

Report says she left and went home to Germany

If only she is Singaporean.

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LoL...I was searching what her signboard means and this came up.

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/06/28/tour-de-france-what-does-allez-opi-omi-mean-one-cardboard-sign-causes-huge-pile-up/

"The French police are searching for the woman who caused the crash during Tour de France on Saturday June 26th. Her obstructing cardboard sign read “allez opi omi” and she now faces up to a year in jail."

"The translation of “allez opi-omi” is “Go Grandpa and Grandma”, with ‘allez’ meaning ‘go’ in French and ‘opi-omi’ being ‘grandpa and grandpa’ in German."

 

There you have it. Fools trying to get on tv. But it feels good to see so many cyclists fall at the same time.

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