At the first step of the Tour 2021, she had agitated a sign that had been hit by the pack, causing the fall of many riders.
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She had expressed his “shame” against this “stupidity”. The young woman who had provoked a massive fall of runners by brandishing a sign in June during the Tour de France, was sentenced to a fine of € 1,200, Thursday, December 9, by the Criminal Court of Brest.
The 31-year-old woman will also have to pay a symbolic euro to the National Union of Professional Cyclists (UNCP), Civil Party. During his trial on October 14, the floor had required a symbolic sentence of four months of suspended prison against the spectator, pursued for “endangering others” and “involuntary wounds”.
June 26, in the municipality of Sizun (Finistère), 45 km from the arrival of the first stage of the Tour, part of Brest, this inhabitant of Finistère had brandished a sign encroaching on the road, back to the Platoon. “Go Opi-omi!” – Papy-Mamy in German, his grandmother being of German origin – had she written in big letters on a piece of cardboard at his grandparents, residing in Paris and unconditional fans of the big loop.
Multiple riders, launched at vice pace, could not avoid it. The German Tony Martin, the first to fall, led to many other cyclists. Several riders had been forced to abandon, including German Jasha Sütterlin (DSM) and Spanish Marc Soler (Movistar).
The images of the fall of the riders, had gone around the world, raging a strong media interest while it remained not found. Four days after the facts, the young woman had went to the Gendarmerie de Landerneau, in charge of the investigation, no longer supporting the media pressure.