What happened to the lady holding the sign at the Tour de France?

The peloton was 45km (28 miles) from the end of the first stage, when her sign clipped German rider Tony Martin. He fell to the ground and caused dozens of other riders to follow suit, in what was one of the Tour de France’s worst ever crashes. The woman was arrested, but now the Tour has dropped the case.

Did they find the lady with the sign Tour de France?

The fan was finally tracked down on Wednesday in Brittany, France, after investigators asked for public help to find her. The woman initially got on a flight after the accident and was then untraceable, per reports. Police, though, found her still inside the country on Wednesday and arrested her.

What happened to the woman who ruined Tour de France?

A 30-year-old French woman who caused a wreck during the first stage of the Tour de France is out of hot water legally after race organizers dropped a lawsuit on Thursday. The woman was taken into custody by authorities and initially charged with fleeing the scene and involuntarily causing injury.

Who is the woman who ruined Tour de France?

Despite numerous injured riders, Jasha Sutterlin was the only other to abandon the Tour as a result of the crash, which occurred when the spectator held a sign – bearing a message for her grandparents – into the middle of the road and into the path of Tony Martin.

What did the ladys sign say at Tour de France?

In a Facebook post on Saturday, the authorities in the French department of Finistère, in Brittany, asked for witnesses to help them identify the woman who held the banner, which said: “ALLEZ OPI-OMI!” — the French word for “go” along with two German terms of endearment for grandparents.

Who Caused Tour de France 2021 crash?

rider Tony Martin
The German rider Tony Martin bumped into her and fell, causing dozens of riders to crash while others swerved into the crowd.

Was anyone injured in the Tour de France?

There were two crashes on Tour de France’s opening day, with 21 injuries between them. The pile-up caused by the sign-holding spectator caused nine of those injuries. “We had everything under control until the crash,” Martin said via a press release.

Who caused the Tour de France crash today?

A cardboard sign stopped a speeding pack of cyclists on Saturday, sending dozens crashing to the pavement. The police in France have arrested a woman who they say is the spectator who held up a sign and caused a serious crash at the Tour de France on Saturday.