[imagesource: Gendarmerie du Finistere]
That lady in the yellow above, holding the sign, is going to want to lay low for a few weeks.
Police are now looking for her, due to the fact that her idiotic attempt to score a few seconds of TV coverage resulted in a massive crash during the opening stage of the 108th Tour de France on Saturday.
Cyclist Tony Martin was the rider who collided with the sign. As he went down, he took a large group of riders out with him, with the narrow road almost entirely blocked by men hitting the asphalt.
Down they go:
Première étape du Tour de France, premier crash, premier partisan à blâmer pic.twitter.com/6i3yhBtwv7
— Julien Lamoureux (@julienlamoureux) June 26, 2021
According to Sky Sports, “Allez Opi-Omi” means ‘Come on granddad-granny’, or ‘Go Granny and Grandpa’:
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.
Officers said the woman was wearing glasses, a yellow jacket, a red and white jumper, and blue jeans…
“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.”
To truly understand the havoc caused, you’ll need a few aerial shots showing the domino effect as Martin went down.
Watch from the 30-second mark:
One more look, in real-time:
Stay home with opi & omi ! #TDF2021 #Bretagne pic.twitter.com/IddxtE4XOJ
— Francis Latré (@FrancisLatre) June 26, 2021
I must concur. If you’re going to endanger the riders, as well as your fellow supporters, stay at home with your grandparents.
[source:skysports]
