The spectator with the sign of the Tour de France in court on October 14<

His police custody ended in the morning, the commander of the Finistère gendarmerie group, Colonel Nicolas Duvinage, told Agence France-Presse a little earlier.

The young woman, aged 30 and from northern Finistère, is being prosecuted for endangering others by manifestly deliberate violation of a particular obligation of prudence or security, as well as only for involuntary injuries resulting in incapacity for work not exceeding 3 months by deliberate breach of a particular obligation of prudence or safety, recalls Mr. Miansoni.

She had gone with her companion on Wednesday at midday to the Landerneau gendarmerie, in charge of the investigation, no longer supporting the media pressure surrounding this affair. She was immediately taken into custody. This was extended Thursday in particular to continue the investigations on medico-legal aspects, some injured runners having continued the race, explained the prosecutor.

The respondent expressed a sense of shame, fear of the consequences of his act. She says she is distressed by the media impact of what she calls + her stupidity +, Mr. Miansoni said on Thursday.

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Saturday, during the first stage of the Tour, the spectator waved a sign while turning her back to the direction of the race. It was hit by the peloton, causing many riders to fall 45 km from the finish. Several cyclists were injured and had to retire following the accident. A call for witnesses had been launched in the evening to find her.

On the sign of the woman, dressed in a yellow raincoat and wearing a green cap, it read Allez opi-omi!, which in German means Allez grandpa-grandma !, suggesting that she was German. It was an affectionate message to the attention of his grandparents, unconditional and assiduous spectators of the Tour de France, explained Mr. Miansoni, specifying that his grandmother was from German origin.

The young woman would not have immediately realized the scope of the accident and would have needed time to digest what she experienced, she confided to the investigators . She herself was slightly injured in the collision.

The Tour de France on Thursday withdrew the complaint filed against it in order to calm things down. Another complaint was filed by the Swiss association Cyclists professionals associates, according to Mr. Miansoni.

Since the start from Brest on June 26, the 2021 Tour de France edition has been marked by several spectacular crashes.