What happened to the woman that caused the accident at the Tour de France?
A French woman has been fined €1,200 ($1,357; £1,028) for causing a huge crash at the Tour de France by waving a cardboard sign in the riders’ path. The peloton was 45km (28 miles) from the end of the first stage, when her sign clipped German rider Tony Martin.
Can a female ride in the Tour de France?
The event broadcasted the details of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes, the highly anticipated new stage race for pro women. The eight-day Tour de France Femmes will replace the old La Course by le Tour de France, which was a single-day event held in various locations across from 2014 until 2021.
What happened to the spectator who caused the Tour de France crash?
The Tour de France spectator who caused a major crash during the opening stage of the race in June was convicted and fined by a French criminal court on Friday, according to the New York Times.
Why motorbikes at the Tour de France?
Motorbikes are essential at all levels: to ensure the riders’ safety, to provide refreshments, to carry out vehicle control, to monitor sportsmanship, to perform media coverage, etc. The arrival of Yamaha on the Tour de France and the other cycling races that we organise is further proof of the excellence that pervades the Grande Boucle.
What happened to the two podium girls at the Tour de France?
The Tour de France will no longer use two ‘podium girls’ to assist – and kiss – stage winners and jersey winners after each stage of the race, instead using just one female and one male host to participate in the podium protocols, while the number of other guests on stage will also be reduced.
Is this the new way of organizing the Tour de France?
“Yes, it’s new, but we’ve already been doing it this way at some of our other races, like Liège-Bastogne-Liège, for 20 years,” Prudhomme said, referring to the Belgian Monument, which is also organised by ASO.
Who is in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France 2019?
Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) is assisted with his yellow jersey after taking the race lead after stage 19 of the 2019 Tour de France in Tignes. In 2020, only one female hostess and one male host will take part in the Tour’s podium protocol (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)