The spectator accused of having caused a 21-rider crash during the first stage of the Tour de France will face trial on Oct. 14, the local prosecutor's department said on Friday. The spectator, a 30-year-old Frenchwoman, is being sued for involuntarily causing injury and putting the life of others at risk, the Brittany prosecutor also said in a statement. The Tour announced on Thursday that they had withdrawn a lawsuit against the spectator, although she will now face trial. She was arrested and placed in custody on Wednesday after presenting herself at a police station in Brittany, France. On Tuesday, Tour de France riders brought the race to a halt for about a minute 1 kilometer into its fourth stage in a silent protest for safer racing conditions after numerous crashes.

Source: The Local July 02, 2021 13:30 UTC