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Fan taking selfie causes Tour de France crash

WorldFan taking selfie causes Tour de France crash


Wout Poels joined Team Bahrain Victorious in 2020

A spectator taking a selfie caused a crash of about 20 riders on stage 15 of the Tour de France.

The stage was won by Dutchman Wout Poels with defending champion Jonas Vingegaard maintaining his 10-second lead on Tadej Pogacar.

Sepp Kuss, Vingegaard’s Team Jumbo-Visma team-mate, had his handlebars knocked by a fan holding out a phone.

Kuss went down with team-mate Nathan van Hooydonck and brought down a large group in the peloton.

All the riders who crashed were able to complete the 179km stage from Les Gets les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc.

Dane Vingegaard was unaffected, while stage winner Poels was in the breakaway several minutes up the road.

More to follow.

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