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PSA, Tour de France fans: Don’t cause massive wrecks by taking a selfie

Don’t do this. Ever.

Hey, Tour de France fans? We’d like to have a word.

Taking photos with your phone is fine. Cheering on the riders is encouraged.

But anything beyond? Like, running on to the course? NO. Holding up a sign that hits one of the riders? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

And then there’s what happened on Stage 15 of the 2023 edition of the bicycle race.

Cameras caught a fan taking a selfie. The spectator was just a hair out into the peloton, when one of the riders hit the photo-taker, and the result of it was a massive crash.

So, yeah. Definitely don’t do this:

Galería: Las mejores imágenes del Tour de France 2022

Aún restan 10 días de competencia para el cierre de la vuelta más famosa del ciclismo de ruta dejando atrás las duras etapas de montaña

Ya se corrieron 12 de las 21 etapas que competen al Tour de France 2022 dejando muchas emociones en los aficionados al ciclismo.

Aún restan 10 días de competencia para el cierre de la vuelta más famosa del ciclismo de ruta dejando atrás las duras etapas de montaña.

Aquí te presentamos un recuento de los mejores momentos del Tour de France 2022.

 

A fan caused a massive crash on Stage 1 of the Tour de France and it was so terrifying

This Tour de France crash was absolutely terrifying

There are always crashes that come with the Tour de France, naturally. It’s a bike race and accidents are bound to happen.

But a crash like this should absolutely never happen — mostly because it didn’t have to. Especially not in the first stage of the race.

Riders went down in droves the first stage of the race after German cyclist Tony Martin hit a sign from a fan that got a little too close to the action. Martin going down knocked down his entire team and dozens of other riders along with him.

It was a really bad crash and a pretty scary one.

The fan was holding up a sign that read “Allez Opi-Omi” which is German for “Go grandma and grandpa,” per NBC Sports.

The crash is even scarier when you look at it from a bird’s eye view.

The race did continue, however. French cyclist Julian Alaphilippe won the first stage despite the chaos.

Still, this was totally terrifying. Hopefully there weren’t any major injuries and everyone is relatively OK.

Please, fans. Stay out of the way on Stage 2.

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How to watch the virtual Tour de France: Live stream, time, TV and more

Everything you need to know about the virtual Tour de France, which starts over the Fourth of July weekend.

The 2020 Tour de France should be going on right now, but it has been postponed until later this summer due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

To tide over cycling fans, the website Zwift is hosting a virtual Tour de France over the next three weekends and livestreaming it worldwide. Zwift built special new online worlds to host the stages and make it feel as lifelike as possible.

There will be a men’s and women’s race happening concurrently, and each weekend will see different stages at different virtual parts of France.

Below is everything you need to know about the virtual Tour de France, including how to watch it in the United States.

Virtual Tour de France schedule

July 4 and 5: Stages one and two, Nice

July 11 and 12: Stages three and four, northeast and southwest France

July 18 and 19: Stages four and five, southwest France and Mont Ven-Top

Virtual Tour de France: How to watch, TV, live stream

You can stream the event worldwide via the Zwift website or in the U.S. via NBC Sports Gold.

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