The Tour de France has experienced its second crash, following a massive pile-up caused by a spectator holding a sign.
Per The Sun, yet another crash took place on Monday, June 28, when Caleb Ewan clipped Tim Merlier’s wheel on the home straight.
This brought down Ewan and Peter Sagan when they were both mere yards from the finish line during stage three of the world-famous tour.
Watch this video of the crash here:Ewan sustained a broken collarbone as a result of the accident, meaning that he will no longer be able to complete his trio of Grand Tour stage wins in one year.
Per Cycling Weekly, the Australian cyclist reacted to his injuries in a later interview with Velon, stating: "I don't remember too much, it all happened quite quickly."
He continued:
"All I remember is I wanted to go quite early in the chicane. We were sprinting on the left and I started and saw the guys on the front were closing to the right so I had to stop sprinting and then hope for it to open up again.
"But I think when all that happened I came close to Peter and then we were quite close together on the wheel and when Merlier went again to the right I touched the wheel and went down."
This comes not long after a fan holding a cardboard sign caused a massive 60-person pile-up during stage one, which left 21 tour participants injured.
According to The Sun, the culprit managed to inadvertently knock over cyclist Tony Martin while holding out a cardboard sign for the watching TV cameras.
Her sign read: "Come on granddad-granny" in a mixture of French and German.
The woman who caused the crash fled the scene shortly thereafter. Prosecutors in Brittany have since launched a criminal inquiry into the incident with the ultimate aim of apprehending her.
Take a look at this footage of the pile-up in the video below:Police investigators have appealed to the public for help and are currently seeking information that may assist them in identifying or capturing the suspect.
Daily Mail reports that, if found, the woman faces a year in prison and a fine equivalent to around $18,000.
