Tour de France - Stage 9 - SPOILER

[ohnovino]

One of the press pack tweeted yesterday that the rest of the entourage hate that French TV car. Apparently they have a reputation for being overly-aggressive and barging their way through the pack, and were an accident waiting to happen.

 

[subaqua]

ITV cycling tweeted that the car and driver have been ejected from the tour.

was horrified to see a " must get past mentality" of the media

 

[raindog]

Official apology from France Television just been on the news.
A normal police inquiry will be opened on the incident - let's hope they throw the book at him.
Discussions taking place today to reduce the number of cars allowed to move around the peloton, though whether that will be put into place immediately, or if it will be for future races, wasn't made clear.