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Woman who held up large sign had been in police custody
‘This story has been blown out of proportion,’ says Tour director

Tour de France officials have withdrawn a lawsuit against a spectator who caused a mass crash during the opening stage of the race.
The spectator, a 30-year-old French woman, was in custody at a police station in Landerneau, Brittany, the northwest French region where the world’s biggest cycling event held its first four stages. She was holding a cardboard sign and facing away from the cyclists towards a television camera as they passed. German Tony Martin, from the Jumbo–Visma team, was sent tumbling when he rode straight into the sign, and a large number of other riders also fell. Continue reading...