A spectator who caused a massive crash on the first stage of the Tour de France has been arrested after posing in a police station. The man, identified only as Jean-Francois, is being held at the police station in Landerneau in Brittany, in the north-western French region where the race will be held over the first four stages.

The spectator who caused mass crash during the first stage of the Tour de France held a cardboard sign that read “Allez Opi Omi” (“Go Grandma and Grandpa”) and bent over the road, in opposite direction of the approaching crowd. The incident happened 45 km from the finish of the first stage from Brest to Landerneau when the spectator was standing on the right side of the road holding a sign that read: “Alllez Opi Omi”.

On Saturday, German cyclist Tony Martin was crushed when he crashed into a cardboard sign held by a fan who looked away from television cameras, causing chaos with just 4.7 kilometres to go. The sign read “Allez opi omi” – which comes from “Grandpa” and “Grandma” in a mixture of French and German.

The woman who created a mass brawl during the opening stages of Tour de France has been arrested and handed over to the French police. The spectator who caused the mass crash at Tour de France caused a scuffle on Saturday after holding a sign on the road during the opening stage. Police in France have arrested a woman they say was the Bystander who held up a sign causing a serious fall on Saturday in the Tour de France.

Those who caused the mass crash in Tour de France were arrested after a four-day manhunt Wednesday as part of an investigation into the worst crash of the race last week, prosecutors said. The 30-year-old woman who has not been named was arrested early Thursday, five days after Saturday’s accident in which dozens of cyclists were injured and one sustained a broken hand in what was described as the worst crash on the tour. According to a Reuters report, the woman was arrested after she turned herself in to a police station on Wednesday and was remained at the Landerneau police station in Brittany where the race was held over the first four stages.

The accident sparked a debate about spectator safety and the conduct of the Tour de France, which allows fans to line up the road, inflamed emotions and led to widespread abuse of the woman on social media. The woman who took part in the race told investigators she was ashamed of her stupidity and was concerned about the high public interest in her case, prosecutors said Thursday.

The 30-year-old woman who has not been named was arrested on Wednesday, five days after the accident. The perpetrator is charged with assault and could be fined up to 15,000 euros if found guilty.

According to a report by RSL Cycling News, police have arrested the woman and taken her into custody. The Reuters news agency reported the woman was arrested and handed over to a police station.

The woman had leaned over the path of veteran Tony Martin, who fell off his bike and dragged dozens of others with him. Tour organisers said they would take legal action against the woman. At the time, a senior racing official said organisers were taking legal action against her.

After the crash three riders due to their injuries, including the German cyclist Jasha Sutterlin and team DSM, had to withdraw from the race. Jasha was unable to continue on stage and gave up the race, while Marc Soler finished the stage, but it later emerged that he had suffered a broken arm, forcing him to give up.

Tony Martin, a member of Tour leader Primoz Rogers’Jumbo-Visma, hit a woman on the right side of the road, creating a domino effect on riders in the peloton.

Cyclists react to an accident caused by a woman with a cardboard sign on the side of the road in Brest-Landerneau on Saturday. The spectator who caused a mass crash on the opening day of the Tour de France between riders has been arrested, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. The man waved a sign reading “No more Brest to Landerneau” as the race began on Saturday.

German cyclist Tony Martin, who was standing at the edge of a group of packed riders, was struck by the handwritten sign and fell, causing dozens of others to follow him. In the chaos, a woman was seen staggering in horror before disappearing into the deep crowd by the roadside with her sign in her arms. The fugitive cyclist who created a mass crash of Tour de France riders with a handwritten sign. The sign, which read “Get out of my way,” sparked a debate about the safety of the bystanders who caused the crash.

A lone woman was spotted on the track during the Tour de France holding up a sign pointing at a TV camera and looking in the wrong direction to her oncoming cyclists According to a report of Cycling News, the woman was arrested on Saturday by French authorities after she fled the scene.