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Tour de France organisers aim to sue spectator who caused mass crash

A spectator holding a large sign had their back to the cyclists with the sign sticking out into the road at handlebar height and cyclist Tony Martin hit the sign, triggering the crash on Saturday's stage 1 of the 3-week event.

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A Tour de France spectator who caused a massive crash on stage 1 could be facing legal action from the race organisers, reports Cyclingnews

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