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BREST, France - Prosecutors in the trial of a roadside spectator who caused a huge crash on the first stage of the Tour de France in June called on Thursday (Oct 14) for a four-month suspended jail sentence, a lawyer for the riders’ union said. The French woman, who has not been named, sent one cyclist tumbling to the ground,.
By Stephane Mahe BREST, France (Reuters) -Prosecutors in the trial of a roadside spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France in June called on Thursday for a four-month suspended jail sentence, a lawyer for the riders union said. The court postponed its ruling to Dec. 9, lawyer Romuald Palao, who represents the Professional Cyclists Association (CPA), which is party to the trial, told reporters after a hearing in the French city of Brest. The French woman, who has not been named, sent one cyclist tumbling - with dozens more falling to the ground as a consequence - because of a cardboard sign she was holding at a television camera, facing away from the cyclists. The young woman, who a prosecutor said felt ashamed of what she did, is accused of involuntarily causing injury and putting the life of others at risk. Speaking in a low voice, she told the court on Thursday that she made a mistake, a Reuters reporter at the trial saw. A lawyer for the d
The roadside spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France in June goes on trial on Thursday in what a riders' union said it hopes will help raise awareness over safety risks in cycling races
By Stephane Mahe BREST, France (Reuters) -Prosecutors in the trial of a roadside spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France in June called on Thursday for a four-month suspended jail sentence, a lawyer for the riders union said. The court postponed its ruling to Dec. 9, lawyer Romuald Palao, who represents the Professional Cyclists Association (CPA), which is party to the trial, told reporters after a hearing in the French city of Brest. The French woman, who has not been named, sent one cyclist tumbling - with dozens more falling to the ground as a consequence - because of a cardboard sign she was holding at a television camera, facing away from the cyclists. The young woman, who a prosecutor said felt ashamed of what she did, is accused of involuntarily causing injury and putting the life of others at risk. Speaking in a low voice, she told the court on Thursday that she made a mistake, a Reuters reporter at the trial saw. A lawyer for the d