At the end of the Tour de France’s Stage 7, the 1KM banner -- a big, inflatable semi-octopus of a sign post -- lost air and flopped onto the course:
A giant inflatable banner collapsed on the Tour de France and ensnared a bunch of cyclists
All the riders involved were given the same stage time relative to position, so no harm done there. As far as actual harm, it looks like there were no serious injuries, although Adam Yates came away a little bumped and bruised:
Bruised, disappointed, but otherwise OK @AdamYates7 after surreal encounter with Last KM obstacle.
— Brian Nygaard (@nygaardbn) July 8, 2016
And if you’re wondering how this happened:
According to ASO a fan accidently got his/her belt caught on a cable that powered the generator that held up the inflatable banner.
— Daniel Benson (@dnlbenson) July 8, 2016
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