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Tour De France Spectator Hit by INEOS-Grenadiers Team Car
COL DE PEYRESOURDE, FRANCE, JUL 19 – Ineos Grenadiers sports director Oliver Cookson was fined 5,000 Swiss francs and given a yellow card for endangering spectators after a team car struck a fan during stage 14.
- On Jul 19, 2025 in Luchon-Superbagneres, a spectator was hit by an Ineos-Grenadiers team car during stage 14 on the Col de Peyresourde about 200 meters from the summit.
- While filming the riders, the car took a wide line to pass a motorbike and struck the spectator.
- The race jury fined Oliver Cookson 5,000 Swiss francs for `improper behaviour endangering spectators`, and local police opened an investigation.
- Ineos Grenadiers apologized to the fan struck by their car, and TV footage of the incident has circulated widely on social media.
- Despite security measures, such collisions occur every few days in the Tour de France, highlighting ongoing fan behaviour challenges.
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·Zürich, Switzerland
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Despite the big victory, the Ineos Grenadiers team had a bit of a bitter taste today, as their sports director Oliver Cookson knocked down a fan during the stage.
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