Spectator With A Sign Causes A Huge Pile-Up At The Tour De France

The Tour de France kicked off over the weekend to start its three weeks of racing, but eventually, the race’s first week met unexpected chaos. In particular, a roadside spectator stepped into the road with a banner to the TV cameras, causing a shocking pile up. The banner read: “Allez Opi Omi,” which implies greeting to grandparents.

An unknown spectator caused a crash in the Tour de France with this banner that reads: “Allez Opi Omi.”

The Peloton rode their way through the narrow Brittany back roads while the Jumbo Visma team stayed together on the right-hand side of the road. With almost all the riders in the 184 strong field, Tony Martins got instantly distracted when the spectator stepped into the road and looked straight into the cameras. 

Tony Martin was the man brought down. But almost all riders in the 184s strong field fell to the ground.

As Martins slammed into the fan’s arm, his German teammates and competitors all piled in behind.

Holy s**t what a massive pile up at the Tour de France. Absolute carnage pic.twitter.com/OX4lUnplc0

— Jordie (@jordiebarstool) June 26, 2021

Martin couldn’t escape the situation as his distance from his spectator was short. He slammed into the fan’s arm, fell hard onto the asphalt, and of course, his German teammates and competitors all piled in behind. Over twenty riders hit the deck, and it turned out, Team DSM’s Jasha Sutterlin was forced to abandon the race due to the injuries. 

This crash is considered one of the most shocking in the race’s recent memory. 

Julian Alaphilippe, who also came down in the crash, eventually bounced back and took the victory.

Julian Alaphillippe, according to DailyMail, won the stage but had equally been brought down in the massive crash along with Belgian stars Peter Sagan and Wout van Aert. Chris Froome, a four-time Tour winner, is one big name brought down as he appeared to be in severe pain. However, Froome remounted finished the stage but was left sitting on the road in distress. “Not how I planned for today to go. Off for some scans.” He tweeted. 

Chris Froome, a four-time Tour winner, finished the stage but was left sitting on the road in distress.

The incident was terrifying, with two major crashes on the winding Brittany roads.

This crash is the most unexpected in the race’s recent memory. Since the incident, the cycling community has, on the other hand, reacted angrily, with Michael Hutchinson, wring on Twitter, “It’s a long time since I’ve seen anything so stupid as that spectator.” @MagnusOpus33 also added: “This idiotic spectator caused the whole peloton to crash in the Tour de France. Horrendous, catastrophic. Ban that person forever.”