The biggest news of the 2023 Tour de France is when a spectator caused a massive crash while taking a selfie on one of the rider’s routes.
Now it appears that some action may be taken against the fan for causing the accident in the annual biking excursion event.
It happened when defending champion’s key Jumbo-Visma teammate, the American climber Sepp Kuss, crashed after being caught by the outstretched arm of a fan as the peloton raced past. Kuss’s fall caused a domino effect through the peloton, with multiple other riders also hitting the tarmac; it’s similar to an incident caused by a fan with a placard, endured by the same team in the 2021 race.
The fan hasn’t been arrested, but that doesn’t mean legal action won’t be taken. A spokesperson for Jumbo-Visma said when asked if legal action may occur: “The team might. We’ll find out how and when.”
That wasn’t the only incident involving fans, and while riders and teams are annoyed by the interference, don’t expect tour officials to do anything about it.
They just partnered with the social media brand Tik Tok and have been encouraging fans to take pictures and videos of themselves at the race.
But that doesn’t mean that fans can’t or won’t have legal action taken against them.
