From https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/giro- ditalia/reckless-giro-fan-reaches-into-peloton/
"The police action came after the pair of roadside fans were
captured on the GirorCOs live broadcast stepping into the
peloton and reaching out to touch riders as the bunch
pedaled through a traffic circle."
Except that they weren't trying to 'touch' the riders. They
were jumping into the path, trying t get the riders to react
and crash, or possibly get hit so they could sue.
Unfortunately they won't get much more than a fine.
For those without a Velo account, here's an instagram post
with video of the incident
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYUqZVKu2Vy/
On 5/17/2026 8:06 AM, zen cycle wrote:
From https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/giro-
ditalia/reckless-giro-fan-reaches-into-peloton/
"The police action came after the pair of roadside fans were
captured on the GirorCOs live broadcast stepping into the
peloton and reaching out to touch riders as the bunch
pedaled through a traffic circle."
Except that they weren't trying to 'touch' the riders. They
were jumping into the path, trying t get the riders to react
and crash, or possibly get hit so they could sue.
Unfortunately they won't get much more than a fine.
For those without a Velo account, here's an instagram post
with video of the incident
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYUqZVKu2Vy/
Times have changed. And, regrettably, so have the people:
https://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/parisrou.jpg
AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 5/17/2026 8:06 AM, zen cycle wrote:
From https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/giro-
ditalia/reckless-giro-fan-reaches-into-peloton/
"The police action came after the pair of roadside fans were
captured on the GiroAs live broadcast stepping into the
peloton and reaching out to touch riders as the bunch
pedaled through a traffic circle."
Except that they weren't trying to 'touch' the riders. They
were jumping into the path, trying t get the riders to react
and crash, or possibly get hit so they could sue.
Unfortunately they won't get much more than a fine.
For those without a Velo account, here's an instagram post
with video of the incident
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYUqZVKu2Vy/
Times have changed. And, regrettably, so have the people:
https://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/parisrou.jpg
Really? Riders have been beaten up before by rivals supporters over 100
years ago, the Tour history is littered with if one is being kind shady >behaviour both on and off the bike, and so on.
Roger Merriman
On 17 May 2026 14:14:54 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 5/17/2026 8:06 AM, zen cycle wrote:
From https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/giro-
ditalia/reckless-giro-fan-reaches-into-peloton/
"The police action came after the pair of roadside fans were
captured on the Giro-As live broadcast stepping into the
peloton and reaching out to touch riders as the bunch
pedaled through a traffic circle."
Except that they weren't trying to 'touch' the riders. They
were jumping into the path, trying t get the riders to react
and crash, or possibly get hit so they could sue.
Unfortunately they won't get much more than a fine.
For those without a Velo account, here's an instagram post
with video of the incident
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYUqZVKu2Vy/
Times have changed. And, regrettably, so have the people:
https://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/parisrou.jpg
Really? Riders have been beaten up before by rivals supporters over 100
years ago, the Tour history is littered with if one is being kind shady
behaviour both on and off the bike, and so on.
Roger Merriman
Seems to me like many "fans" of events like that are most interested
in seeing the accidents. Auto racing, bike racing, horse racing,
motorcycle racing, etc make the biggest headlines, draw the biggest
crowds, and make the most money for the media when there's potentially
blood involved.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
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