When wanting to take a selfie, it’s best to avoid doing so during the most famous cycling race in the world. Tour de France teams have started to ask fans to behave after a selfie caused a mass pileup in the 15th stage of the race.
Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard called out fans to behave themselves after an alleged selfie caused a mass crash at this year’s race. “I’d like to tell the spectators to enjoy the race and be there to cheer for us without standing on the road or pouring beers on us,” Vingegaard said. “Please, just enjoy the race.”
The incident, which involved over 20 riders, led to appeals from several teams at the Tour. “Please be careful. So that the party remains a party for the riders but also for you. You don’t need a cell phone to create mind-blowing memories,” the Cofidis team said.
Fans often gather on the sides of roads and in villages as riders pass by during the Tour but some spectators have been known to take too many risks, including times when some have run alongside riders in mountain ascents.
Jumbo-Visma said Dylan van Baarle and Nathan van Hooydonck were among those who hit the pavement because of the incident. Luckily, Vingegaard was able to escape the mayhem unscathed. “The team felt pretty good today, although we of course had this crash that affected some of my teammates,” Vingegaard said.
Organizers have started to ask fans to “pay attention to the riders” after the incident, which fortunately did not lead to any withdrawals.
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