{"id":1974934,"date":"2023-07-17T08:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T12:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tour-de-france-teams-demand-better-behavior-from-fans-after-spectator-causes-catastrophic-mass-crash\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T08:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T12:20:20","slug":"tour-de-france-teams-demand-better-behavior-from-fans-after-spectator-causes-catastrophic-mass-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tour-de-france-teams-demand-better-behavior-from-fans-after-spectator-causes-catastrophic-mass-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France teams urge improved fan conduct after spectator triggers devastating mass crash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftour-de-france-teams-demand-better-behavior-from-fans-after-spectator-causes-catastrophic-mass-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tour de France Teams Demand \u2062Better \u200dBehavior from Fans\u200c After Spectator \u2064Causes Catastrophic Mass\u2064 Crash<\/h2>\n<p>Tour \u200cde France overall\u200c leader \u2064Jonas Vingegaard \u2064is calling\u2063 on\u200c fans \u200dto\u200b behave \u200bbetter at cycling\u2019s biggest \u2064race \u200bafter \u200canother mass crash marred \u200dthe \u200b15th \u2062stage on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like \u200bto tell the spectators to enjoy the race \u2063and be \u2063there \u2062to \u200bcheer for\u2062 us without standing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">road<\/a> or pouring\u200d beers on\u200b us,\u201d Vingegaard\u2064 said. \u201cPlease, just\u200c enjoy the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Danish rider leads Tadej\u2062 Pogacar\u200c of\u200d Slovenia \u2064by only 10 seconds\u2064 with the race about to enter its final \u2062week.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which involved around two dozen riders, led to appeals from several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californians-revolt-anti-lock-down-protesters-storm-the-streets-gather-outside-gavin-newsoms-house-in-defiance-of-curfew-order-video\/\" title=\"Californians Revolt: Anti-Lock Down Protesters Storm the Streets, Gather Outside Gavin Newsom's House in Defiance of Curfew Order (VIDEO)\">teams<\/a> at the\u2064 <a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-activists-block-tour-de-france-route-race-poised-chaos-furious-spectators-literally-drag-away\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200d rel=\"noopener\">Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tour\u2064 de France \u2063spectator causes a\u2063 huge\u2062 crash in \u200bthe \u2062peloton!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDF2023?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDF2023<\/a> : \u200cPeacock <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USu6eUO0o1\">pic.twitter.com\/USu6eUO0o1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d NBC \u200cSports \u2063Cycling (@NBCSCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSCycling\/status\/1680563542095810562?\">July \u206416, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPlease \u200bbe\u200d careful. So that \u2062the party remains a \u2063party for\u200b the riders, but\u2062 also \u200bfor \u2063you. You\u200d don\u2019t need a cell phone to \u200ccreate mind-blowing memories,\u201d the\u2063 Cofidis team said amid unverified\u2063 reports that \u200bthe spectator who caused the \u200bcrash was\u200d taking \u2063a selfie.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Ineos Grenadiers \u200bteam said \u201cplease give the riders room to race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A \u200dday\u2063 after a <a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dozens-riders-downed-mass-crash-female-tour-de-france\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200b rel=\"noopener\">big pileup<\/a> forced several\u200d riders to abandon, \u200bthe latest accident \u2064occurred after 32 miles \u2063when\u200d a \u200cspectator on the side of\u200c the road inadvertently touched American rider Sepp Kuss \u200c\u2014 a \u2062key teammate of Vingegaard \u2014 and sent him\u200b to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Fans gathering \u200con\u2064 the sides of roads and\u2064 in villages as riders pass by is part of\u200d the\u200b tradition \u2014 and charm\u2063 \u2014 of the Tour, but many spectators can take too many \u2062risks,\u2062 including \u200bwhen\u200b they\u2062 run\u2062 alongside \u2063riders in \u200bmountain ascents.<\/p>\n<p>Jumbo-Visma\u200d said\u200b Dylan van\u2062 Baarle\u200c and \u2063Nathan van\u200b Hooydonck\u200b were among those\u2063 who hit the \u2062tarmac on\u200c Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard was riding close to \u2064his teammates but \u2062escaped \u2063unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tour-de-france-teams-demand-better-behavior-from-fans-after-spectator-causes-catastrophic-mass-crash\/\" title=\"Tour de France teams urge improved fan conduct after spectator triggers devastating mass crash.\">team felt \u200cpretty good today<\/a>,\u2062 although we of course \u200dhad this crash that\u200b affected some \u2063of \u2064my\u200c teammates,\u201d\u2062 he\u200b said.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers also asked \u200cfans \u2064to\u2064 \u201cpay attention to the riders\u201d\u2062 after \u200dthe\u200c incident, which\u200c did \u2063not\u2064 lead to any\u2063 withdrawals.<\/p>\n<p>Two\u200d years \u2064ago, a spectator brandishing a large\u200b cardboard sign while \u2064leaning into the path of oncoming\u2063 <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/world-governing-body-bans-transgender-cyclists-womens-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u2063rel=\"noopener\">cyclists<\/a> led to a massive \u200bpileup \u2062during \u200dthe opening stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Dutch veteran \u2063Wout Poels soloed to \u2062victory Sunday after the tough \u2063trek in the Alps.<\/p>\n<h3>Source:<\/h3>\n<p\u2064 style=\"font-style: \u2063italic\">The Western Journal has \u2063reviewed this Associated Press story\u200b and may\u2063 have altered\u2062 it prior to \u2064publication to\u200c ensure that it \u200dmeets \u2062our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 post <a rel=\"nofollow\" \u2063href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tour-de-france-teams-demand-better-behavior-fans-spectator-causes-catastrophic-mass-crash\/\">Tour de\u200b France \u2064Teams Demand Better\u200d Behavior from Fans After Spectator Causes Catastrophic Mass\u200d Crash<\/a>\u2063 appeared first on\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard urges fans to improve their conduct at the race. He requests spectators to support the cyclists without obstructing the road or drenching them in beer. Vingegaard emphasizes the importance of enjoying the race while maintaining respectful behavior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1974935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}