Carnage at the Tour de France as a fan trying to take a SELFIE with the oncoming riders causes a massive pile-up when they are hit by Sepp Kuss who falls to the front of the peloton causing the crash
- A spectator trying to take a selfie caused a crash in the Tour de France
- The fan reached out to take a photo, but Sepp Kuss bumped into him
- A large number of riders were involved – it is believed there were no serious injuries
A fan trying to take a selfie with the riders caused a major crash on stage 15 of the Tour de France.
Video footage from ITV shows the fan holding out his arm trying to take a picture, but it was caught by Jumbo-Visma rider Sepp Kuss.
Kuss then fell to the front of the pack, leading to a massive pileup.
Other riders involved in the crash included Biniam Girmay of Intermarche-Circus-Wanty, Kevin Vermaerke of Team dsm-firmenich, Egan Bernal of Ineos Grenadiers and Pascal Eenkhoorn of Lotto-Dstny.
In addition, Nathan Van Hooydonck of Jumbo-Visma took some time to recover, but was eventually able to continue.
A fan trying to take a selfie caused a crash on stage 15 of the Tour de France on Sunday
The fan held out his arm trying to take a photo, but Sepp Kuss bumped into him
It is believed no serious injuries occurred.
There was a crash on stage 14 two days ago, with Antonio Pedrero, Esteban Chaves, Louis Meintjes and Ruben Guerreiro all leaving the race.
In 2021, a spectator who caused a massive pile-up at the Tour de France after holding a sign from her grandparents in front of the cyclists was fined £1,000.
The 31-year-old French woman, whose identity was withheld, also had to pay one symbolic euro to the French professional cyclists’ federation.
Kuss fell to the front of the pack, leading to a crash involving numerous other cyclists
Prosecutors had sought a four-month suspended sentence on charges of endangering life and causing accidental injury.
Race organizers had previously withdrawn their complaint, calling on everyone to ‘calm down’ after the woman suffered a spate of abuse.
Under French law, she could have been fined up to 15,000 euros (£12,700) and a year in prison for the charges.