Belgium’s Nathan van Hooydonck crashed throughout the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France biking race over 179 kilometers (111 miles) with begin in Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil and end in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, France, Sunday, July 16, 2023.

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Belgium’s Nathan van Hooydonck crashed throughout the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France biking race over 179 kilometers (111 miles) with begin in Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil and end in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, France, Sunday, July 16, 2023.

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SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France — Tour de France general chief Jonas Vingegaard is looking on followers to behave higher at biking’s largest race after one other mass crash marred the fifteenth stage on Sunday.

“I’d like to tell the spectators to enjoy the race and be there to cheer for us without standing on the road or pouring beers on us,” Vingegaard stated. “Please, just enjoy the race.”

The Danish rider leads Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia by solely 10 seconds with the race about to enter its last week.

The incident, which concerned round two dozen riders, led to appeals from a number of groups on the Tour.

“Please be careful. So that the party remains a party for the riders, but also for you. You don’t need a cell phone to create mind-blowing memories,” the Cofidis workforce stated amid unverified studies that the spectator who prompted the crash was taking a selfie.

The Ineos Grenadiers workforce stated “please give the riders room to race.”

A day after an enormous pileup pressured a number of riders to desert, the newest accident occurred after 52 kilometers (32 miles) when a spectator on the aspect of the street inadvertently touched American rider Sepp Kuss — a key teammate of Vingegaard — and despatched him to the bottom.

Fans gathering on the edges of roads and in villages as riders go by is a part of the custom — and allure — of the Tour, however many spectators can take too many dangers, together with once they run alongside riders in mountain ascents.

Jumbo-Visma stated Dylan van Baarle and Nathan van Hooydonck have been amongst those that hit the tarmac on Sunday. Vingegaard was using near his teammates however escaped unscathed.

“The team felt pretty good today, although we of course had this crash that affected some of my teammates,” Vingegaard stated.

Organizers additionally requested followers to “pay attention to the riders” after the incident which didn’t result in any withdrawals.

Two years in the past, a spectator brandishing a big cardboard signal whereas leaning into the trail of oncoming riders led to an enormous pileup throughout the opening stage.

Dutch veteran Wout Poels soloed to victory Sunday after the powerful trek within the Alps.