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  1. Remembering some of the biggest crashes in Tour de France history

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  2. Team mechanic's GoPro camera captures aftermath of Tour de France crash

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  3. Video: Tour de France spectator causes massive crash

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  4. Team mechanic's GoPro camera captures aftermath of Tour de France crash

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  5. Tour de France Crashes (20 pics)

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  6. Terrible Tour de France Crash (VIDEO)

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  1. Fabio Casartelli

    Olympic Games. 1992 Barcelona. Individual road race. Fabio Casartelli (16 August 1970 - 18 July 1995) was an Italian cyclist and an Olympic gold medalist. He was killed in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France. [1]

  2. 20 years later, Casartelli's death still resonates in Tour

    Twenty years ago, Fabio Casartelli crashed into a concrete barrier while descending the Cat. 1 Col de Portet-d'Aspet during stage 15 of the 1995 Tour de France on July 18. In one of the most harrowing incidents in Tour history, the Italian died from a massive head injury. He was 24.

  3. Crash Kills Cyclist in Pyrenees : Tour de France: Casartelli fails to

    One of the worst accidents in the 92-year history of the Tour de France sent shock waves through the international cycling community Tuesday as Italian rider Fabio Casartelli died after crashing ...

  4. 1995 Tour de France: Stage 15 Casartelli's Fatal Crash

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  5. Tour de France 2023: Rider safety in the spotlight after death of Gino

    Bertrand Guay/Reuters. CNN —. It's a race that grips the world of cycling each year, but the prelude to the 2023 Tour de France, which starts on Saturday, has been overshadowed by concerns ...

  6. Tour de France crash: French authorities open investigation after ...

    The 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins said he had no sympathy for the fan involved, who may not have meant to cause such a crash. "They're part and parcel of the spectacle of the Tour ...

  7. Tour de France Fan Is Fined for Causing Huge Crash in June

    Dec. 10, 2021. PARIS — A French court on Thursday convicted and fined a Tour de France spectator whose cardboard sign caused a pileup of dozens of cyclists during the world-famous competition in ...

  8. Fear casts a shadow over peloton for Tour de France after Mäder's death

    In the aftermath of the death of Gino Mäder, who crashed while descending at high speed in the Tour de Suisse on 16 June, those fears have become heightened. The riders remain on edge, a milieu ...

  9. Tour de France spectator arrested over sign crash

    30 June 2021. Gendarmerie du finistere. The woman's cardboard sign caused one of the worst crashes in Tour de France history. French police say they have arrested a woman suspected of causing a ...

  10. Cyclist Dies After Mountain Crash in Tour de Suisse

    The Italian rider Fabio Casartelli, a teammate of Lance Armstrong, died after a crash on a descent at the 1995 Tour de France. Victor Mather covers every sport for The Times. More about Victor Mather

  11. Tour De France Officials Search For Spectator Who Caused Massive Crash

    Tour De France Officials Search For Spectator Who Caused Massive Crash Race officials plan to file a lawsuit against the female spectator who caused the pileup when she stepped onto the road in ...

  12. Video: Video Shows Dramatic Crash at Tour de France

    Video Shows Dramatic Crash at Tour de France. By Reuters • June 28, 2021. A Tour de France spectator on the side of the road held up a sign that hit the German rider Tony Martin. He fell and ...

  13. Tour de France 2023: Safety on everyone's mind, while Mark ...

    After Gino Mader's death, safety is uppermost in people's minds at the beginning of the Tour de France - cycling's greatest race. ... Still coming back from his own life-threatening crash in 2019 ...

  14. Spectator who caused massive crash at Tour de France missing after

    June 29, 2021 / 7:30 AM EDT / CBS News. A spectator at the Tour de France who caused a massive crash involving dozens of cyclists is missing as race authorities plan to sue her. Tour de France ...

  15. 21 riders injured in Tour de France opening stage crashes

    Riders on the ground after a huge crash on stage 1 of the Tour de France(Image credit: Getty Images Sport) Two major crashes on the 198km opening stage of the 2021 Tour de France from Brest to ...

  16. Tour de France: Huge crash on stage 15

    Crashes in the Tour de France are commonplace, but a pile-up during Sunday's Stage 15 was particularly eye-catching as a number of riders fell after a fan apparently tried to take a picture.

  17. Tour de France: Police seek spectator after crash

    Following the crash, the Tour de France wrote on Twitter: "For the Tour to be a success, respect the safety of the riders! ... Iran charges journalists after BBC report on teen protester's death. 8.

  18. Spectator causes major Tour de France crash on stage 15

    The Tour de France has suffered its second major crash in as many days, this time caused by a rider coming into contact with a spectator. Aerial footage from the host broadcaster showed American ...

  19. CYCLING; Italian Rider Dies After High-Speed Crash

    The death of the rider for the Motorola team was the third in the history of the Tour de France and the first since 1967. Tom Simpson, a British rider, died that July of heat asphyxiation ...

  20. Police continue search for spectator who caused Tour crash

    French police on Monday stepped up their search for the fan who caused a large crash on stage 1 of the Tour de France over the weekend. Cyclist Tony Martin was the first to come across the woman ...

  21. Tour de France stage 14 resumes after big crash

    ANNEMASSE, France, July 15 (Reuters) - There were scenes of tears and pain as the 14th stage of the Tour de France turned into carnage, being halted for 25 minutes after a massive crash at the ...

  22. Fan Causes Massive Tour de France Crash by Taking Selfie

    The crash was the worst at the Tour de France since an infamous incident in 2021, when a woman holding a sign clipped a rider, leading to a massive crash. Two riders had to withdraw from the event ...

  23. Remco Evenepoel's Tour de France ambitions back on track after ...

    The Belgian star posted the first activity to his Strava account since the horrific crash, which also left two-time defending Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) with a ...

  24. The Protesters and the President

    Warning: this episode contains strong language. Over the past week, students at dozens of universities held demonstrations, set up encampments and, at times, seized academic buildings.