A French woman seeking attention from the media caused a crash at the Tour de France race.
84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b
59e84ee0-b9ae-4cd4-b71b-f0603a823e36
The woman, wearing jeans and a yellow jacket, stepped into the path of the cyclists to hold up a poster for the cameras.
The poster had a comic inscription: “Allez Opi-Omi.”.
84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b
German competitor, Tony Martin, could not avoid the woman and crashed into her.
The chain reaction caused approximately 3 dozen competitors to crash.
84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b
f25eb0e0-142d-4113-9b1f-3429d97cfa7f
ea5e572b-5ea5-4d02-8943-23af930ea413
The incident occurred during the first stage of the Great Loop, 45 kilometers before the finish.
74b6d1bd-3800-4762-a7c9-5b611820aa35
As a result, various reports claimed that anywhere from 20 to dozens of athletes were injured.
74b6d1bd-3800-4762-a7c9-5b611820aa35
f6d196bf-6995-4974-9b26-8571e0089b5a
Spanish cyclist Marc Soler suffered two broken arms, and Frenchman Cyril Lemoine suffered multiple rib fractures and a collapsed lung.
74b6d1bd-3800-4762-a7c9-5b611820aa35
Slovenians Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic continued with bruises and scrapes.
84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b
but Roglic was able to finish third.
81ce8892-bf36-437e-af7b-b240c3f81e0c
German Jascha Sütterlin received an unspecified injury, and he was forced to withdraw from the competition.
f25eb0e0-142d-4113-9b1f-3429d97cfa7f
Although not named, the woman’s image was circulated on a wanted sign and she was apprehended in Landerneau.
90f1c9e3-23ed-45c0-9144-35a938948ca5
f6d196bf-6995-4974-9b26-8571e0089b5a
f62e38bb-bf42-44e1-b501-230ebcfeb948
Normally, the failure to comply with the required safety measures resulting in harm could force the culprit to spend a year behind bars and a fine of 15,000 Euros.
84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b
However, the Director of the Tour de France decided to withdraw the lawsuit against the woman who caused the collision on 26 June.
Per the director, the story was blown out of proportion.
f6d196bf-6995-4974-9b26-8571e0089b5a

Warning: these questons and answers are not all representative of the way questions will be asked and answered in the pilot, because some questions are compound and some answers do not include citations.

Q: Who has caused the accident of TdF competitors?
A: A French woman holding up a poster who stepped into the path of the cyclists [84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b]

Q: Who was the first person who was hit?
A: Tony Martin [ea5e572b-5ea5-4d02-8943-23af930ea413, 84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b]

Q: How many competitors were involved in the crash?
A: Reports ranged from 2 to several dozen [84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b, f25eb0e0-142d-4113-9b1f-3429d97cfa7f]

Q: How many were injured?
A: 20 were estimated to be injured [74b6d1bd-3800-4762-a7c9-5b611820aa35]A: Dozens were estimated to be injured [f6d196bf-6995-4974-9b26-8571e0089b5a]

Q: What injuries occurred amongst the competitors?
A: Spanish cyclist Marc Soler suffered two broken arms, and Frenchman Cyril Lemoine suffered multiple rib fractures and a collapsed lung. [74b6d1bd-3800-4762-a7c9-5b611820aa35]

Q: Did any injured competitor continue the race?
A: Slovenian Primoz Roglic, who was injured in the rubble, finished third. [81ce8892-bf36-437e-af7b-b240c3f81e0c]A: Slovenians Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic continued with bruises and scrapes [84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b]

Q: Where did the accident take place?
A: The incident occurred during the first stage of the Great Loop, 45 kilometers before the finish [74b6d1bd-3800-4762-a7c9-5b611820aa35]

Q: Which competitors ended up leaving the race because of the accident?
A: Jascha Sütterlin from the DSM team, received an injury, as a result of which he was forced to withdraw from the competition [f25eb0e0-142d-4113-9b1f-3429d97cfa7f]

Q: Why did this spectator cause the accident?
A: She was seeking attention from the media [84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b]

Q: What was on the poster?
A: A comic inscription Allez Opi-Omi [84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b]

Q: Was the person identified and/or apprehended?
A: The woman was put on a wanted poster and was apprehended in Landerneau [90f1c9e3-23ed-45c0-9144-35a938948ca5, f6d196bf-6995-4974-9b26-8571e0089b5a, f62e38bb-bf42-44e1-b501-230ebcfeb948]

Q: What is the fine for such an accident?
A: The culprit could spend a year behind bars and a fine of 15,000 Euros for failing to comply with safety regulations [84ad0eb4-a23a-4abc-a0aa-ad36c406df0b]

Q: What happened to the person who caused the accident?
A: The lawsuit was dropped [f6d196bf-6995-4974-9b26-8571e0089b5a]

Q: Why did Tour de France drop the lawsuit?
A: The only explanation was that the story was blown out of proportion [f6d196bf-6995-4974-9b26-8571e0089b5a]