Anger as nail-throwers take aim at Tour peloton
- Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 23.48
- Online news: Sports
Police in southern France began their search for the roadside fans whose nail-throwing antics during the Tour de France caused mayhem at the end of the hilly 14th stage Sunday.
Tour de France 2011 winner, Australia's Cadel Evans looks at a team member fixing after he had a flat tyre due to a fan who sprayed nails on the ground in the 191 km and fourteenth stage of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race starting in Limoux and finishing in Foix, southern France.
Dozens of riders fell victim to the saboteurs who threw small nails on the ground near the top of the Mur de Peguere climb, 38 km from the finish, and caused several leading riders to puncture.
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