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Located, and in custody. Sounds like the French aren't going to go easy on someone who screws up La Grand Boucle!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57668657
Interestingly, there was a gendarmerie who caused a horrific crash in 1994, pretty much ended Wilfred Nilessen's career, and left Laurent Jalabert with a lengthy time off. The policeman appeared to have stepped out from the barrier to take a photo during the final sprint and Nilessen hit him but the 'Official Investigation' found that there was no camera and he had done nothing wrong, nobody got sued or arrested. It was way worse than the crash the other day. There was also one when a French TV car plowed into a few riders flinging them off into some barbed wire, ouch.

This one didn't really look that bad to me if I am honest, an idiot wanting her 5 seconds of fame but does it warrant possibly ruining her financially? What will they sue her for do you think? loss of advertising, equipment damage, medical bills for the riders, loss of earnings. I don't know but it seems a bit OTT to me.
I clicked on the Twitter link to the Cycling Reporters sensational tweet 'The Worst TDF crash I have EVER SEEN' bs. Seems like he hasn't been watching the tour very long, muppet. This seems to have suitably whipped up the Twitter mob into baying for her blood.
 
Interestingly, there was a gendarmerie who caused a horrific crash in 1994, pretty much ended Wilfred Nilessen's career, and left Laurent Jalabert with a lengthy time off. The policeman appeared to have stepped out from the barrier to take a photo during the final sprint and Nilessen hit him but the 'Official Investigation' found that there was no camera and he had done nothing wrong, nobody got sued or arrested. It was way worse than the crash the other day. There was also one when a French TV car plowed into a few riders flinging them off into some barbed wire, ouch.

This one didn't really look that bad to me if I am honest, an idiot wanting her 5 seconds of fame but does it warrant possibly ruining her financially? What will they sue her for do you think? loss of advertising, equipment damage, medical bills for the riders, loss of earnings. I don't know but it seems a bit OTT to me.
I clicked on the Twitter link to the Cycling Reporters sensational tweet 'The Worst TDF crash I have EVER SEEN' bs. Seems like he hasn't been watching the tour very long, muppet. This seems to have suitably whipped up the Twitter mob into baying for her blood.

If a pedestrian can sue a cyclist then was ordered to pay £105k, then one can expect cyclists will also take a litigious approach. I


She should be liable for her actions, even if it is seen to be an act of idiocy, but it should be down to the courts to decide if her actions are worthy of financial repercussions.

From my perspective it's no different to someone checking their phone whilst driving a car or something, it might be a momentary lapse of judgement but enough to cause severe damage to someone's life and they should be punished accordingly.
 
Do any of you guys actually ride? I got addicted to cycling a few year's ago after 20 years of running finally wore me down. The leg shaving is a bonus too, a bit too odd for some folk but it's all part of the cycling tradition and a good way to use up some surplus soaps etc.
 
If a pedestrian can sue a cyclist then was ordered to pay £105k, then one can expect cyclists will also take a litigious approach
That's a different scenario, that one is probably prompted by some 'no win no fee' legal mob wanting a cut. The whole blame culture annoys me plus it's not the cyclists suing her, it's the tour. Meanwhile, they ignore the cops and TV crews who cause much more damage, not to mention the French farmers who block the roads in protest almost annually. Why don't they sue the farmers?
I do think she should be held accountable for her actions, give her a fine and ban her from roadside tours for 5 years but suing her for it seems way out of proportion.
 
Do any of you guys actually ride? I got addicted to cycling a few year's ago after 20 years of running finally wore me down. The leg shaving is a bonus too, a bit too odd for some folk but it's all part of the cycling tradition and a good way to use up some surplus soaps etc.
I used to but not anymore. This is me at the 2003 Tour, there was a centenary celebration ride on the morning of the last stage I think there were around 12000 of us riding the last stage. We had a choice of terrible fitting retro jerseys to wear and most people chose yellow of course. The photo was taken just over the line on the Champs Elysees. Quite an amazing experience and also an eye-opener as to how motorists in France treat cyclists compared to the UK. Our own David Miller won the time trial the day before and Armstrong 'won' the GC from Ullrich (who also later admitted doping).
Coincidentally (again), Armstrong was knocked off his bike by a spectator waving a musette ( the feed bags that riders get their supplies in) on a climb, Ullrich waited on the climb for him, it was quite the sporting gesture. By the way, the spectator was never sued, fined, or banned.

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That's a different scenario, that one is probably prompted by some 'no win no fee' legal mob wanting a cut. The whole blame culture annoys me plus it's not the cyclists suing her, it's the tour. Meanwhile, they ignore the cops and TV crews who cause much more damage, not to mention the French farmers who block the roads in protest almost annually. Why don't they sue the farmers?
I do think she should be held accountable for her actions, give her a fine and ban her from roadside tours for 5 years but suing her for it seems way out of proportion.
Looks like the ASO have dropped their complaint and are not suing. Although the French Police are likely to fine her. Sky sports said that it is likely to be 1500 euros. The BBC updated this article last night.
 
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