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Critérium du Dauphiné stage five neutralised with no winner after mega crash

More than 30 riders fall in slippery conditions

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Stage five of the Critérium du Dauphiné was entirely neutralised with no winner after a huge crash that brought down more than 30 riders, including race leader Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) and Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe).

The incident also saw the end of the race for Visma-Lease a Bike rider Steven Kruijswijk, who was taken away in an ambulance, while his team-mate Dylan van Baarle was also injured. It was reminiscent of the horror crash at Itzulia Basque Country in April, which also saw a stage end early.

After nearly an hour of waiting around for news about what would happen, the riders slowly rode the final 21 kilometres to the finish at Saint-Priest in what looked to be mostly good spirits. 

Both the peloton and the break had struggled with damp roads all day on the 167km parcours between Amplepuis and Saint-Priest, with heavy rain and new, greasy tarmac combining to trip riders up. 

Breakaway rider Ådne Holter (Uno-X Mobility) was the first to come down in the slippery bends. That was followed a short while later by a small crash in the bunch, and then, with around 21km to go, a massive crash in the bunch on a straight road.

It appeared to take place when one or more riders lost traction on a stretch of shiny downhill tarmac that afforded those around them no chance to gain any traction under braking.

Many riders ended up in and around a roadside ditch.

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The race was neutralised a short while later, before it was eventually declared that there would be no winner – in part because there was no longer enough medical cover to hold the race as it was all occupied treating riders or taking them to hospital.

The day had begun innocuously enough, with a three-man break containing mountains leader Mathis Le Berre (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Tobias Bayer (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Holter (Uno-X Mobility). But Holter's crash with 77km to go signified that all might not be well.

The break was reduced to gingerly taking corners, and following a crash on a right-hand bend that brought down around 10 riders with 38km to go, the peloton followed suit.

The bunch were closing in on the break – whose lead had been reduced from four minutes to around 30sec – when a massive crash took place with 21km to go.

While there was no winner of today's stage, sprint and mountains points gained while the race was underway will still count. The general classification will remain the same. Remco Evenepoel remains in the race lead .

Critérium du Dauphiné general classification after stage five

1. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step, in 12:27:22 2. Primož Roglič (Slo) Bora-Hansgrohe, +33s 3. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike, +1:04 4. Derek Gee (Can) Israel-Premier Tech), +1:11 5. Oier Lazkano (Esp) Movistar, +1:21 6. Bruno Armirail (Fra) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, +1:25 7. Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-EasyPost, at same time 8. Juan Ayuso (Esp) UAE Team Emirates, +1:27 9. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Lidl-Trek, +1:39 10. Carlos Rodríguez (Esp) Ineos Grenadiers, +1:41

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Police Arrest Tour de France Fan Who They Say Caused Crash

A cardboard sign stopped a speeding pack of cyclists on Saturday, sending dozens crashing to the pavement.

By Victor Mather

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.

Multiple news media outlets reported that the woman was in custody on Wednesday. The woman, 30, turned herself in, Colonel Nicolas Duvinage of the Landernau, France, police told France Bleu Finistère .

Video from the race on Saturday showed the woman leaning into the road while holding up a cardboard sign for the television cameras. Because she had her back to the approaching riders, she failed to realize how close the riders were to her position and did not pull the sign out of the way of the racers in time.

The German rider Tony Martin, who was near the front of the pack of cyclists, crashed into it with his handlebars and, losing his momentum and his balance, fell onto the road in front of the tightly packed field. That set off a cascade of collisions that led to several injuries; dozens of riders were involved in the crash.

“I saw the lady, I saw the sign, but there was no time to react,” Martin told reporters .

One rider involved in Saturday’s crash , Jasha Sütterlin, dropped out of the race . Martin was able to continue.

The crash happened during the first of the race’s 21 stages, in the municipality of St.-Cadou. The sign read, “Allez opi-omi!” — a mix of French and German that roughly translates as “Go, granddad-grandma.” The police said that the woman holding it, who was wearing glasses and a yellow jacket, left the scene before investigators arrived.

The specific details of how she was identified or arrested were unclear on Wednesday. The police in France did not respond to several requests for comment.

Pierre-Yves Thouault, the deputy director of cycling with the Amaury Sport Organization, which runs the Tour de France, had threatened to sue the fan . “We are doing this so that the tiny minority of people who do this don’t spoil the show for everyone,” he said.

But on Thursday the race’s director, Christian Prudhomme, told Agence France-Presse that race officials had withdrawn their legal complaint against the woman. “The incident has been blown out of all proportion,” Prudhomme said, according to A.F.P. “So we’d like to calm things down now that the message has got across that the roadside fans need to be careful.”

Since it takes place on public roads in France, the cycling race gives millions of spectators a chance for up-close views of the action year after year. But fans have often been overzealous in encroaching upon the race, and have at times interfered in the competition by running alongside the riders or blocking their path.

Fans posing for selfies with their backs to the field have become a particular issue in recent years, and race and team officials — and even riders — did little to hide their anger about Saturday’s crash.

There have been numerous incidents over the years in which competitors and fans have become entangled, though mass pileups caused by spectators like the one on Saturday have been less common.

On Instagram, Martin wrote: “To all the people next to the road who think that the Tour de France is a circus, to people who risk everything for a selfie with a 50 km/h fast peloton, to people who think it’s nice to show their naked butt, to drunken people who push us sideways on the climbs, to people who think that it is a good idea to hold a sign into the road while the peloton is passing. I want to ask this people forcefully: Please respect the riders and the Tour de France!”

“Fans, please stay off the roads,” tweeted Richard Plugge, the general manager of Martin’s team, Jumbo-Visma. “And if you want to pay attention to your opi and omi, visit them.”

Jacey Fortin and Aurelien Breeden contributed reporting.

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Tour de France: Police search for spectator who caused big crash after holding out sign

Cyclist Tony Martin rode into the sign and was sent tumbling, which led to a domino effect as other riders also hit the ground; The woman held up a cardboard sign at the roadside as a group of cyclists approached on Saturday with her back to the riders and facing the TV cameras

By Sky News

Sunday 27 June 2021 21:12, UK

Police are searching for a spectator who caused a large pile-up during the opening stage of this year's Tour de France and then is believed to have left the scene.

The woman held up a cardboard sign at the roadside as a group of cyclists approached on Saturday.

She appeared to look straight at the television motorbike cameras with her back turned on the pack of riders.

German rider Tony Martin then rode into the sign, which said "Allez Opi-Omi" (Come on granddad-granny, in a mix of French and German), and he was sent tumbling.

This led to a domino effect, with a number of other riders also hitting the ground, around 47km (29 miles) from the end of the Brest-Landerneau stage.

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The narrow road was almost entirely blocked by stricken riders and broken bikes.

⚠ We will never say it enough, and the message is pretty clear: Respect the riders and their safety. ⚠ On ne le dira jamais assez, mais le message est clair: respectez les coureurs et leur sécurité. #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/tBBOUxXDm7 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) June 27, 2021

A statement from local police said a judicial investigation is under way into the incident and the force was asking for information from members of the public.

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Officers said the woman was wearing glasses, a yellow jacket, a red and white jumper, and blue jeans.

Another German rider, Jasha Sutterlin, was the only cyclist who had to abandon the race but several people were hurt, including spectators.

A senior race official reportedly said organisers will be taking legal action against the woman.

"We are suing this woman who behaved so badly," Tour deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault told the AFP news agency.

"We are doing this so that the tiny minority of people who do this don't spoil the show for everyone."

Tour organisers have warned fans to "respect the safety of the riders" and "don't risk everything for a photo or to get on television".

A tweet said: "We're glad to have the public on the side of the road on the #TDF2021.

"But for the Tour to be a success, respect the safety of the riders! Don't risk everything for a photo or to get on television!"

There was also a second crash about 7.5km (4.6 miles) from the finish which brought down several riders, including British cyclist Chris Froome.

Froome then got back on his bike after being seen by a race doctor and was able to cross the line. The stage was won by Julian Alaphilippe of France.

Froome was able to take part in Sunday's second stage.

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Inside the mass crash that shook the peloton at Tour de France Femmes

'People were screaming and mechanics, directors and doctors came running - It was chaotic' says rider Vallieres Mill

Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) tried to yank her stuck foot from the spokes of a competitor's wheel as riders and bikes lay tangled together, strewn across the pavement all around her. The worry and chaos was palpable.

The mass crash that shook the peloton during stage 5 at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift saw upwards of 30 riders go down and 16 with injuries ranging from cuts, scrapes, abrasions and bruises to more serious trauma.

"It was chaotic, people were screaming everywhere, and mechanics, directors and doctors came running – it was chaotic," Vallieres Mill told Cyclingnews upon reaching finish line.

The 175.6km fifth stage of the Tour de France Femmes from Bar-le-Duc to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges was the longest stage of the eight day race. There was nothing of note that indicated any danger spots as it was relatively flat with three small climbs, a day for the sprinters.

Journalists in the press room watched the race live on television while awaiting the peloton at the finish line and simultaneously gasped at the footage. The peloton, through the middle, seemed to collapse upon itself.

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Someone said it was a slow race and riders may have lost concentration, another said it was a touch of wheels and, in what is perhaps the likely scenario, others said a few riders swerved to avoid a water bottle in the middle of the road.

"I'm not sure, it was a bit in front of me, and then everyone fell over each other and there was no place to go. I didn't have a choice," Vallieres Mill said. Her ankle was a little swollen but she thinks it will be fine for the start of stage 6 .

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"I tried to stay calm, figure out how to get out and back to the race. I was looking around to see what was stuck, and how to get out without hurting each other."

She immediately communicated with her directors across the team radio channel to notify them of who crashed. "I had one girl, maybe two girls on top of me. I have no idea how I got my foot stuck in the wheel. It was someone else's bike. It took a while because it was really stuck and we had to take off the wheel to get my foot out. My foot will feel OK tomorrow – I got lucky."

She was indeed lucky as several riders required medical attention. Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) sustained trauma to her head, shoulder and cervical vertebra and was transported to the Epinal hospital for evaluation.

Also injured in the crashes were Coralie Demay (St Michel-Auber93), Marta Bastianelli (UAE Team ADQ), Letizia Borghesi (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Anais Morichon and Yuliia Biriukova (Arkéa Pro Cycling Team), Jesse Vandenbulcke, Gladys Verhulst and Marjolein Van 't Geloof (Le Col-Wahoo), Olivia Baril (Valcar Travel & Service), Grace Brown (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope), Chantal van de Broek Blaak (SD Worx), Marta Lach (Ceratizit-WNT), Rotem Gafinovitz (Roland Cogeas Edelweiss), and Lily Williams (Human Powered Health).

"I have some stitches in my elbow but I don't have pain so, it's OK, it could have been better but..." Van den Broek Blaak told Cyclingnews. The rider had visible injuries on her elbow and arm that required medical attention from the in-race doctor.

"In the race, I went to the medical car because I could see that then it didn't stop bleeding, and they already helped me at the team car with a towel and a hairband from Anna [van der Breggen]. When I went to the medical doctor, he said you need to come back after the race for stitches. I did and it looks good. I don't have pain so it's no problem."

Van den Broek Blaak, the road captain for SD Worx who normally provides guidance to the team from within the peloton, handled the crash with characteristic composure.

"I'm always really calm and today we had good communication on the radio, and it was super boring and with nothing to do," said Van den Broek Blaak. "I didn't have pain from the crash, I knew there was nothing broken, and I could continue."

EF Education-TIBCO-SVB director, Daniel Holm Foder, also stressed the importance of staying calm during a crash in order to assess the situation and better help the riders. He also explained from a director's perspective how the team handles a crash and the steps taken to get the riders back in the race or the medical attention they might need.

"We were already near the front in the cars so we could see it. It was a long straight road and the speed was not super high but if one  goes down, the rest do, it seemed to be in the middle of the peloton. They are all sitting there and it's a long day and the heat," he told Cyclingnews .

"The mechanic is always the first staff member at the crash. Then he can see who needs a bike, or is ready to go. If someone crashed and needs to see a doctor we can wait with the wheels and bikes. Normally, always in a crash there is only one mechanic and two or three riders who need assistance. He must decide who to help first."

At Trek-Segafredo, World Champion Elisa Balsamo needed a bike change, but otherwise the team didn't have any riders involved.

"It was a crash, it was a slow day, a long day. Someone touches a wheel and they crash, it's like the guys, it's like the Tour de France," said Trek-Segafredo head director Ina Teutenberg.

"For sure, I was relieved," she said of the minimal involvement of riders from her team. "I don't know how bad the injuries are but, it's nice not to see anyone [from Trek-Segafredo] on the ground there. You never want to see the riders injured, and we have had this happen before, but sometimes there's just nothing you can do."

Vallieres Mill was upset to learn of Norsgaard's injuries, with the Movistar rider the only rider to record a DNF because of the crash on stage 5, but was grateful that there weren't more bad injuries as well given the number of riders involved. 

"I'm happy that there weren't too many riders who got hurt. It's the bad part of cycling, but it's part of it."

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Spectator's Sign Causes Massive Crash on Tour de France's First Day

• Author: Andrew Gastelum

A fan at the Tour de France caused an enormous pile-up when cyclist Tony Martin crashed into the fan's cardboard sign during Stage 1 on Saturday.

The fan was not looking at the incoming peloton while facing the camera and holding a sign that extended over the road. After the initial impact, Martin's team fell around the cyclist causing much of the pack to pile up around the collision. 

Chaos erupted in the aftermath of the crash as riders waited for new bikes while others at the back of the pack waited for the road to clear. The crash occurred with 45 kilometers (27.96 miles) left in the first stage of the Tour de France, which began in Brest in the northwest Brittany region.

The sign that extended over the road said "Allez Opi-Omi!" The words "Opi" and "Omi" are German terms of endearment for grandparents, akin to "granny." 

Dutch cyclist Ide Schelling, who was the leader at the time of the crash, was one of the few riders to escape the crash. However, reigning world cycling champion Julian Alaphilippe, one of the riders involved in the crash, went on to win the first stage.

Following the crash, the Tour de France tweeted out a message to the public saying, "We're glad to have the public on the side of the road on the #TDF2021. But for the Tour to be a success, respect the safety of the riders! Don't risk everything for a photo or to get on television!"

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Tour de France cyclist miraculously escapes injury after a dramatic crash over a wall

Belgian cyclist Philippe Gilbert is a little banged up, but largely unscathed after a terrifying crash during Stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday.

Gilbert, who rides with the Quick-Step Cycling team, was descending the Col de Portet-d’Aspet and leading the breakaway when he took an aggressive line on a turn. His back wheel began to falter and he lost control of his bike. He couldn’t stop, and managed to unclip before his bike crashed into a low stone wall. He went careening headfirst over the handlebars and tumbled into a ravine.

Scary moment as Philippe Gilbert crashed while descending the Portet d’Aspet. Good news: he is back on his bike and racing. #TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/iIHFsUSIim — NBCSN Cycling (@NBCSNCycling) July 24, 2018

It was a scary moment, especially since that particular pass is where cyclist Fabio Casartelli crashed during the 1995 Tour de France. Casartelli was not wearing a helmet and sustained significant head and face injuries during the crash, and he died in the helicopter on the way to the hospital.

Thankfully, Gilbert didn’t sustain any major injuries, which is miraculous considering the speed he was going and how he went over the handlebars of his bike. Gilbert got help climbing back up to the roadway and doctors attended to him immediately. He had a bloody elbow and knee, but was able to get back on his bike and continue the Tour.

Everyone was thrilled to see Gilbert emerge from the crash with just a few scrapes, since it could have been so much worse. His team shared a supportive message on Twitter, and so did Team Sky.

You gave us quite the scare, @PhilippeGilbert . Several minutes after crashing, Philippe is back on the bike and in the race. #TDF2018 — Quick-Step Cycling (@quickstepteam) July 24, 2018

We’re relieved to see Philippe Gilbert back up and racing after a bad crash while descending the Portet d’Aspet. Great to see a thumbs up as he gets back on the bike 👍👊 — Team Sky (@TeamSky) July 24, 2018

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