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Sign carrier who caused Tour de France pileup fined €1,200

The 31-year-old woman stepped onto the path holding a sign before TV cameras saluting her grandparents with her back facing the approaching cyclists.

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A Tour de France spectator who caused a rider pileup in June will have to pay a 1,200 euro fine ($1,350), reports The Washington Post

The 31-year-old woman, who has not been identified, stepped onto the path holding a sign before TV cameras saluting her grandparents with her back facing the incoming cyclists.

German rider Tony Martin bumped her and fell, causing a chain-reaction crash of other riders 28 miles from the end of the first stage, between Brest and Landerneau, in northwestern France.

Two riders exited the competition as a result of the accident, and another eight were injured, according to the BBC. The woman fled the chaotic scene, prompting a search.

She eventually turned herself in and was arrested June 30.

Read more of this report from The Washington Post