France —The Tour de France has withdrawn a lawsuit against a spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the race, organizers told Reuters on Thursday.
The spectator, a 30-year-old French woman, was in custody at a police station in Landerneau, Brittany, the northwest French region where the world’s biggest cycling event held its first four stages.
She was holding a cardboard sign and facing away from the cyclists at a television camera as they passed. German Tony Martin was sent tumbling when he rode straight into the sign, and a large number of other riders also fell to the ground.
“We are withdrawing our complaint. This story has been blow…
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