Woman arrested for role in Tour de France peloton pile-up
RFI
01 Jul 2021, 05:47 GMT+10
A woman whose roadside stunt during the first stage of the Tour de France between Brest and Landerneau in north-western France led to a pile-up of riders was arrested on Wednesday in Brittany.
Camille Miansoni, the state prosecutor for the city of Brest, confirmed that a suspect had been taken into custody.
The 30-year-old, who has yet to be named, is expected to be charged with causing unintentional short-term injury through a manifestly deliberate breach of a duty of safety or care.
As well as possible legal action from the race organisers, she faces a fine of up to 1,500 euros and could also be sued by the cyclists who were injured in the crash after she edged onto the race route to face the TV cameras but with her back to the advancing bunch of cyclists.