Cycling Crowds Are Getting Out Of Control │ Short Documentary

Professional Road Cycling is one of a few sports in which no boundaries separate the athletes from the fans. But given the proximity of these crowds, incidents are inevitable.
Writing & Editing:
Hamza Boutasmit
Voice Over:
Christopher Harvey
Music:
EpidemicSound

[@kotelypiesely1268]

The Tour de France didn't allow gears untill 1937, 34 years after the first systems appeared. Maybe it's time to cut loose with another "tradition", and just have a second event, a bike brawl, where the cyclists get protective gear and lances, and whoever impales the most spectators wins

[@kaasmeester5903]

I'm not a regular spectator of cycling but I'd watch that...

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

I like it!

[@clausmadsen1257]

Or better yet, cancel the crap entirely

[@teijaflink2226]

Great idea, seems like that's exactly what the spectators want too.

[@sallyread1]

@@clausmadsen1257 why?

[@BigBurgerBoy557]

The only thing that stays constant in sports is the intelligence of the fans

[@BlueTeam-John-Fred-Linda-Kelly]

Non-sentient stupidity*

[@cosmicegg1283]

or lack thereof

[@havok9001]

@@BlueTeam-John-Fred-Linda-Kelly i love sports to watch as a fan like i love Pro Wrestling other i check out as will but when u get dumb people just trying to ruin it for other fans who just trying to watch it that they pay for on Tv or live........

[@martywithceleste4444]

And the stupidity of cyclists.

[@dfgd2402]

@@BlueTeam-John-Fred-Linda-Kelly intelligence of the fans*

[@Zancb]

That lady caused almost the entire peloton to crash and injured several people through her blatant disregard for everyone's safety. And rather than initially owning up to what she did, she left the scene and evaded police until the media coverage was too great she knew she'd be identified sooner or later. Punishment? 1,200 €. Barely a slap on the wrist. Absolutely sickening.

[@kamoteph273]

it's more like an encouragement than punishment

[@des1nteress3]

1200 is a lot though. European laws not strict anyway

[@Pekonimaisteri]

for being stupid in a place where stupid people race with bikes its too much of a fine, bike morons had enough time to dodge it

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

Women and accountability don't mix 😂

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

​@@des1nteress3For possible lifelong injuries for 100 people?

[@regolith1350]

I don't follow cycling so I had no idea "fans" behaved this way. It's absolutely bonkers. A series of highly publicized prison sentences is the only thing that will change the general public's behavior.

[@meycoe]

absolutely! competitors must be protected!

[@oIJustForFunIo]

Prison sentences is a bit unrealistic. But very high fines should do the deal as well. I'm talking 10-100.000$.

[@patriotuk407]

My thoughts exactly, you can not blame the riders for punching out sometimes.

[@AndrewJHayford]

@@oIJustForFunIo unrealistic? Why they cause massive property damage and hurt people. Believe it or not, jail.

[@stanislavkostarnov2157]

@@oIJustForFunIo unrealistic? why... if this is one of the cases when the person directly (through physical contact) causes a crash leading to serious injury (broken bones), it is reasonable to call it "causing unintentional grievous bodily harm" which does carry a prison sentence of up to a number of months to years in many countries. whilst an actual prison is usually at the top end of the severity scale for this type of crime/infringement, given that this case clearly possesses extenuating circumstances calling for a more severe punishment than average, I would say it is certainly not out of the realm of legally described possibilities

[@melloyello6464]

1200 Euros for causing that insane crash? Thats way too fucking light

[@moffant4916]

Hopefully the injured sued her for medical bills and damages

[@charlesspringer4709]

Well, it was a guy on a bicycle, what do you expect?

[@Mack-bc9mh]

And that’s why they’ll (fans) keep doing it

[@Matthieu260582]

French judges pride in condemning nothing. A voluntary murder is 7 to 15 years at the moment, not more. Involuntary murder is about 2 to 7 years about and stealing a bike: you get nothing. French judges don't care about the TDF.

[@LOL...3_3]

Welcome to France and his justice ;)

[@Lone_Star_Proud]

It's amazing that the riders put up with any of this

[@unrealuknow864]

The public has to put up with riders for the rest of the year.

[@brandondayon6400]

amazing people put up with such a waste of time

[@anthonylarson7919]

what is a rider going to do.???....

[@effkay3691]

It’s a road race. They’re on public land around all of France. Who cares what they put up with. Stop being a suck up!

[@Lone_Star_Proud]

Will do. Just as soon as you stop being an asshole

[@tinyrodent2821]

The same was the case for Group B Rally. The difference being that in WRC the spectators are at risk, in cycling it's the opposite, so the spectators simply don't care because it's not their careers they're risking.

[@matztertaler2777]

Walther Roerl and his Audi quattro.......😊 best Motorsport ever.

[@gzaos]

Some could argue that the safety measure, wrc took, killed the popularity of rally racing.

[@srthebox4946]

Yea with WRC, the car parts the spectators like Moses because in a battle between the spectators and a speeding car, it aint usually the spectators winning

[@shage2595]

You've obviously never been hit by a cyclist.

[@srthebox4946]

@@shage2595 its alot worse to get hit by a rally car tho, drivers from that era even said theyd find missing fingers in the cars cuz spectators got a bit too close, if you watch footage of group B rallying,mita absolutely mental how close the spectators are to a speeding vehicle

[@michaelpayne8102]

It won’t stop until people are punished severely, financially and personally. The problem individuals aren’t fans they are narcissists. The flares are another issue, the riders are moving huge volumes of air, having to breath that crap isn’t helping. Great video BTW.

[@NPK476]

🤣

[@rabbit0664]

Agreed. Some people are there just to watch and cheer. Nothing wrong with that. Others think everything is going to stop for a selfie.

[@Ferrari255GTO]

​@@rabbit0664 you want an autograph? Yeah sure imma throw my fucking title in the trash for a random entitled moron... I swear sports fans piss me off every time

[@ThereIsNoSpoontang]

"So what are you in jail for?" 🤣 Tour de France would of course just a guillotine shaped like a big mountain bike fork instead.

[@chillout1109]

It won't stop. Period. As long as we have humans living on this planet, there will always be brain dead humans among us. Until the whole human race evolves into a much more intelligent species, all at once, stupid people will unfortunately always exist.

[@Niberspace]

the crowds/fan aren't the main problem, the judges are. no point in trying to catch a saboteur when they know the judge would only give a 1200 euro fine

[@allasar]

What you said, made no sense. The ones causing the problem are the idiots that do not understand anything of cycling, underestimate the speed at which a peleton passes and do not get the fuck out of the way.

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

100% agreed

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

They could just human but the “fans” decide their selfish desires outweigh safety. Animals are animals. Yes the fines should be higher but Europe won’t do that because it’s idiotic.

[@allenparedes6132]

No, they are the main problem. Self centered jackoffs

[@agatacwiertnia2517]

That woman should be in prison, or have few milions to pay... She ruined many people's lifes...

[@ryux]

These "Fans" make me so angry.. imagine training all your life just to have everything ruined by a fat, drunk spectator...

[@333333333797]

If you train your whole life for driving an roadbike u did something wrong lel

[@BalaenicepsRex3]

People train their whole lives for as many things as one could imagine. If that gets them to a world championship, I see anything but a problem lol

[@goku445]

they make me laugh. The whole thing is laughable.

[@qazer2687]

@@333333333797 you should spend a bit of your life training your grammar

[@nelsonhibbert5267]

When did Steven Seagal get involved?

[@badouplus1304]

I am pretty confident about myself to know I would lose patience after a while and react the same way as some of those cyclists

[@Gfysimpletons]

😂 you’d go on a slap frenzy in your coolest tough guy Lycra pants?

[@badouplus1304]

@@Gfysimpletons Are you trying to say that "tough guy" and "Lycra pants" are incompatibles? Maybe you should ask Lance Amstrong or Greg Lemmond their thoughts about that. Or maybe you should attempts to ride 3400km, with many mountain climbs, within three weeks to show us how tough you are.

[@goku445]

@@badouplus1304 I wouldn't mess with a man that has no testicule left.

[@badouplus1304]

@FullSugarBrahOh, you are one of those guys who bring up politics no matter the subject of the video, aren't you? Why would I express my loss of patience on that matter here? Because politicians are worse that I cannot express loss of patience against a driver driving too slow in the fast lane for instance? Do me a favor man, get lost.

[@crustydog1666]

@@Gfysimpletons You sound like your own mom wouldn't breast feed you because she thought you were too creepy.

[@sephiroth127]

When you have thousands of spectators at every stage, you just need one idiot every 10000 people to cause troubles.

[@karigreyd2808]

I’m not into road cycling, but I’ve done a lot of very extraneous athletic stuff and I will tell you when you’re that tired and that worn out and you’re pushing yourself that hard. It’s hard to keep your cool with people like that if I was one of those cyclists I would lose my cool I’ll be like for real just let me race smh

[@orkhepaj]

then dont do that

[@norbertnagy5514]

​@@orkhepajdont do what?

[@reychiu2581]

@@orkhepajdont do what

[@charlespancamo9771]

Think about the pedestrians perspective though. If I'm just trying to get to work through this mess or even pick up an item from town that I need I shouldn't have to deal with this. No one should. They need to not schedule these events in populated public areas period.

[@einsamturm151]

Stupid people are more dangerous than bad people.

[@JackMacLupus]

Indeed. And the most scary part about this is: The number of stupid people in the world seems to rise faster and faster. Especially over the last 5 years.

[@dmarques1973]

And the world is full of them, and for some reason they concentrate a lot in sport events.

[@alyasVictorio]

@JackMacLupus Sad to admit but these stupid adults are also once a stupid child been brainrotted by political agenda and/or brainrotted internet things

[@greenwar2468]

but... stupid bad people are less dangerous than smart bad people

[@rayRay-pw6gz]

In the real animal world , only the fittest survive to mate. Not so for humans.

[@JamieSmith-fz2mz]

I drove in the front caravan at the Amgen Tour of California and saw Antler Boy every day. We stopped to talk to him just once, during the stage in Livermore, and all I can say is: there is nobody home in there. He spoke an entire word salad that made us give him a wide berth every day thereafter. We kind of suspected as much from someone who puts horns on a football helmet and drives halfway across a country, but one visit confirmed it.

[@df6534]

He was probably high as fuck

[@BIIIKES]

The "Hey, what about me" crowd.

[@PhotosOfBuildings]

As well as the 'hey I want to compete in this street race, because its traditional' crowd. As nostalgic as it may be for some, a challenge, for others, the simple fact is this; In the modern era of global travel, a camera and Internet connection in everyone's pocket, Facebook, X (formally known as twatface), Instagram, TikTok and any number of other social media pages as well as so many so-called 'influencers' all wanting turn their 10 second video into a virus, or at the very least join those that used to say 'Hi Mum, Im on TV!, there is simply no way to change the behaviour of the mind-numbed masses in a way to make cycle racing through the streets safe for competitors and spectators alike. Bottom line, street racing just isn't suitable for the 21st Century.

[@chaf1067]

Ego is a hell of a thing

[@charlespancamo9771]

that's honestly how I feel about the cyclists and those that schedule these events in public places. They shouldn't be there but they have the gall to get upset when they are the ones in the way, they are the ones gumming up public spaces and causing a scene.

[@charlespancamo9771]

@@PhotosOfBuildings or maybe just don't do them in populated, public places? WOWWWW, crazy idea, right?

[@Jefflurr_]

Especially in the Tour mountain stages this pisses me off so much. People just can't behave and just has to run along, hold out flags or wave right infront of riders. It only takes one person extending too much or not getting back in time and a whole Tour de France championship can change hands

[@RenaxTM91]

I don't think its feasible for race officials to deal with all of this, so it has to be done by other fans/volunteers. If you are a fan and see theese idiots running by the side, waving flags infront of racers, then pull them to the side and stop it.

[@MarriedWithBackpacks]

La Vuelta did an awesome job this year though, on the most popular climbs there were 100's of cops.

[@Ran-dom1]

@@RenaxTM91 and catch an assault charge? what are you talking about? You're not allowed to touch people. If it's filmed I'd destroy you easily. ? ? ? Such an easy way to turn basic humans like you or I into criminals, who have to pay pardons to leave the country. Dood. Do not go out and pull someone cuz they're doing something YOU don't like. Thats a criminal way of thinking (in our current system) I DO NOT AGREE WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING. The problem lies within the system the entitlement of people, and our laws that revolved around this mentality.

[@blogovitchxyz]

Public shaming isn't allowed anymore. Their feelings and right to free expression might be infringed. This is what the liberal world order has created@@RenaxTM91

[@A2ZviaBLT]

​@MrFereshteyeh you're really gonna judge someone on a missed space

[@Tarekmahmoud981]

As a biker myself I can imagin the strees and the exrteme level of this professional bikers go thru in the big races with all aspects lets all clean the environmental for them and support them by stay off the road as far as possible thank you ❤

[@bung1029]

You must be Australian?

[@crosslink1493]

Don't a lot of the locals still do that, especially in France? I was there in the late-1980s when it came through a town outside Chamonix and the locals made sure to sweep the streets used as part of the day's course. It was considered an honor to have the race come through town. I remember going out to Palm Springs to watch the old Tour of California and the spectators on that day all stayed on the sidewalk and cheered; +100F day and everyone stayed respectful towards the riders.

[@flammenjc]

Problem is, you can put barriers down, like the Paris Roubaix, the problem is they are too close to the road and people leaning over are then interfering. Barriers should always be a half meter back from the roadway.

[@maasro]

At least part of the Paris-Roubaix barriers serve another purpose: To force the riders to stay on the road (as some parts of the road in P-R are notoriously worse/more dangerous to ride on than the roadsides), to add to the spectactularity and "heroism" of the race.

[@adrianruthe.]

I've ran my first Marathon this year and watching Tour de France with my father as a child is core memory for me so imagining people disturbing you after so many hours of relentless effort I would totally freak out! Great video, thank you!!

[@333333333797]

Crazy

[@jeffw8218]

The idea of “core memories” is complete bullsh-it. Lmao, imagine how dumb a person would have to be to believe nonsense from a Disney film.

[@RubberyDuckkery867]

@@jeffw8218 say you had no father figure as a child without saying you had no father figure as a child

[@nanook6620]

@@jeffw8218 ok snowflake

[@jeffw8218]

@@RubberyDuckkery867 Say you failed high school science classes without saying it. Also, resorting to ad hominems means you’re not intelligent enough to have a conversation about this anyways. And yes, I did have a nice family, unlike you 👍.

[@jsmariani4180]

The barriers themselves can be a real problem. some designs have legs that stick inward and have been known to cause crashes.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

The trend now is how people behave anywhere, we’ve become such a selfish and self centred society that people can’t behave anywhere. Go to a theatre and no matter how many times a plea goes out for phones to be turned off or for no photos to be taken, some cockheads will do what they want anyway. This attitude pervades everything and everywhere.

[@melloyello6464]

theres no accountability for anything

[@snorttroll4379]

No. We just need screens that switch off when we take photos. Dont fuck with us. Allow us to record phone calls too

[@anthonylarson7919]

selfish and self centered as a group invades your town, trashes it, shuts down commerce, leaves a mass of litter in it's wake and takes the money generated to the corporate yachts...sounds great

[@niceguy1774]

That attitude is more prevalent in our inner-cities here in the U.S.

[@auntypizza]

It's the narcissist generation. Clueless airheads.

[@Chris-13]

I totally agree , I am a freelance pro photographer and I am disgusted with the complete lack of respect the so called “fans” demonstrate. I have to “get the picture “ or I don’t get paid and I would never consider doing what the “fans” repeatedly do .

[@peristicas3119]

Exaxctly, you do it for money, not as a fan.

[@Chris-13]

@@peristicas3119 and your point is ?

[@peristicas3119]

Thatwhat you said is not relevant to explain or to understand why fans want to get involved because you do it for money. TdF continues and will continue to be bad organized as always. To blame people is stupid when they don't want to pay to have te necessary resources to surpass this situations. But yeah it's also france fault, that small poor undeveloped country.

[@jpsholland]

@@peristicas3119 In other words, fans dont have to show any kind of responsibility and can do as they are pleased.

[@peristicas3119]

@@jpsholland When what they do is what is publicized as the heart and soul of TdF first and foremost by the organizers 🤷‍♀ why should they listen to the employee when the boss is telling them otherwise? Probably they know that those kind of moments are the only ones when TdF truly gets world attention as in news and other media. So one could argue fans are being very responsible in making sure TdF is financially viable.

[@Bendwow]

7:40 'It was a good shot, very good shot' 😂

[@Yukino-014]

I'm primarily a motorsports fan, but I occasionally watch cycling races with my mom (who is a big fan). I get the same feeling from watching some of these crowds than I get from seeing rally spectators stand in the middle of an active stage track, and disperse at the last second before cars zoom past them at 100mph. They're just asking for a disaster to occur.

[@bl8danjil]

Do fans get injured or directly cause an accident at rally car races often? Because that is impressive if it didn't happen.

[@setya4540]

​@@bl8danjilyes, that why FIA disbanded Group B Rally. Rally these day is more safer than in the 80s.

[@ailurusfulgens1849]

​@@setya4540While spectator safety was a major concern in Group B, it's the death of drivers that ulyimately led the FIA to pull the plug

[@MeMe-ph1wd]

@@setya4540 Yes, exactly. Side windows in cars is weak spot. If have to hit something try go front or rear 1.

[@nameismetatoo4591]

@@ailurusfulgens1849 Yeah, Group B vehicles were beyond insane. Zero limits on boost, which when combined with the unpredictable nature of dirt races led to some nasty crashes. Those drivers were a different breed.

[@clausmadsen1257]

It's also a problem in Rally, if people don't understand that you die if you get hit by something that comes at 200 km/h on gravel, do you think it's going to happen in cycling

[@goku445]

Ex-ac-tly

[@creid7537]

No. though I'd love to see cycling at 200 km/h though - on gravel

[@bung1029]

You can't find out if you don't fuck around

[@mikehemens9359]

"less of a problem"

[@jfkpop]

Thank you so much for producing this video!!! It‘s a never-ending problem of cycling😢

[@josephmatuszak3855]

Kind of the Humanity as a whole manifest. A few good people, a few try hards, and a buncha goons that screw everything up for everyone.

[@RenSugiura]

This also happens in rally races with horrific results for the victims

[@iqbalindaryono8984]

Good

[@thejackbox]

They aren’t the victims if they’re pulling crap like this. It’s the driver that has to deal with the aftermath who’s the victim.

[@djpon-374]

@@thejackbox there can be victims in fans.

[@boinqity4621]

@@djpon-374as far as im concerned its suicide. the real victims are the drivers and actually smart spectators who now have to deal with the trauma of watching people get turned into red mist

[@kerstingravel8160]

There are really too much dumb people out there…

[@christianlenik5307]

4:50 1200€?! I had to pay WAY MORE to my lawyer for using a PROFILE PICTURE! 😂😂😂

[@captainMony]

Bruh

[@tangyorange6509]

I was a young American girl who recently got into cycling in 8th grade. The first time I got to watch a race on the big TV I saw Froome running with his bike up the hill and was so confused LMAO

[@Torrque]

This is about making INDIVIDUALS accountable for their actions, whether intended or not. NOTHING will change until individuals encumbering a racing event face the same penalties as other situations such as wreckless driving, pushing old ladies down out of anger, endangering children, endangering animals, etc. etc. etc. This issue exists because we have people & legal systems unwilling to prosecute INDIVIDUALS for selfish, disrespectful, flagrant, dangerous behavior. Accountability, people. Start demanding it! We’re TOO LARGE of a world society to accept anything less.

[@c0ldc0ne]

"wreckless driving" What's wrong with that?

[@food7479]

Western European laws dont work like that mate. We do not punish people severely for mistakes and/or first time offenses. If you want that idiot shit go the americans.

[@c0ldc0ne]

@@food7479 If this sort of behaviour can be dismissed as a mistake, then I definitely want that idiot shit.

[@hashtag_thisguy]

Maybe it's about holding the sport and sporting body accountable... In any other sporting event, it is the responsibility of the organisers/event governing body to make sure the athletes and spectators are safe and spend millions doing so...

[@goku445]

Let's demand clean racing as we're at it. I know, not the same issue but oh maybe there is something to it.

[@JasonSlazak]

simple solution: make the punishments harsh. On the roadways in America you will see signs that say "hit a worker and get 100,000$ fine and 10 years in prison". You can do something similar for Tour de france to keep people out of their way.

[@Robespierre-lI]

American policing solutions have been proven to be dangerously excessive and have had fairly disastrous social consequences. No one should be taking policing ideas from the USA.

[@Bernardsam64]

The public is oblivious but the Tour de France organizers are incredible. When they do stages in Belgium (where I worked at national level for 3 stages), Spain, Holland, they have drastic requirements, safety meetings and still check the road 3 times the day before ; not a place without a flagger, policeman or a barrier. And in France, nothing, people on the shoulders, in the ditches and in the middle of the road. For spectacular actions?

[@keikeyleno]

Er tour de France it's in France. Why do you say they did a great job in Europe?

[@givmi_more_w9251]

The spectators would probably go on strike. It's France.

[@Jsjsjjssjs]

@@keikeyleno what are you talking about? They do stages all over the place

[@Splozy]

@@keikeyleno ignorance is not bliss it seems

[@creid7537]

How incredible? What's their DEI score? I heard that the patriarchy still reigns. Diversity is our strength!

[@Simon1279.]

In my territory there has been the cycling world cup in 2020 and no incident occurred, maybe because in this part of Italy 1 person over 3 is a ciclyst myself included, so we showed respect to the athletes. In my opinion the tour de france is a global reference for ciclysm so a lot of people are going there just because they are exhibitionists that don't care at all about what really happening but because they want their moment of visibility, resulting in to destroy all of what a noble sport show would be.

[@seppukumouse8005]

$35,000 fine and prison time for holding a sign that dropped a guy somehow, is crazy. The french using money to find her is embarrassing. Who gets dropped by a sign of cardboard?

[@infidelmat]

Its crazy that hard enduro dirtbiking races don't seem as dangerous as this 😮

[@333333333797]

I dunno about that and despites that they look wayy cooler

[@zombanator3000]

Well... it's hard for the fat drunk man to climb the hill a lot of hard enduros happen on

[@cindy4628]

its bc the bicyclists dont wear gear...motorists wear gear = safer

[@gatesurfer]

@@cindy4628weight is a lot more important in bike racing. You don’t want to carry anything that’s unnecessary.

[@cindy4628]

@gatesurfer that makes a lot of sense, sucks for that sport of bicycling then I ride motorcycles, weight reduction is desired but not over safety because we're going so much faster than yall

[@johnhartmann5875]

These are not fans at the street races in my opinion, they are tourists. Good video, worth to share.✌🙂 👍

[@roadcyclist1]

I call them "Europeans"

[@MrAngry3232]

@@roadcyclist1🤡🤡

[@tankeater]

Yah, because not 1 person in the street was a fan that lived in that specific city... LMFFFAAAOOO what???

[@peristicas3119]

Yup, the majority; if not on holidays, i would never be able to go watch a stage. For all i know, if being a tourist is a way to justify this, i would say that the majority of this accidents happen in France because we all know how french people are.

[@tankeater]

@@peristicas3119 if they're French, how are they tourists in France? To contradict ones self so easily... Sad.

[@dawnwelch6579]

EXCELLENT mini-doc; well worth watching! Anyone attending any of these types of races or events really do need to watch this and take a look at themselves. Take stock in whatever you’re bringing to the event and make sure you keep a respective distance. And how about NO smoke bombs!!! That cannot be good for the riders to breathe in!

[@90330]

You opened my eyes, I'll sell my kangaroo costume and watch races on tv.

[@l.d.t.6327]

What about your T-Rex costume? For sale as well?

[@Zwischy]

And the sumo wrestling inflatable outfit!

[@Elaba_]

Imagine being remembered like this.

[@tommygarcia7406]

Move the fans back some, away from the course. It's crazy how many people show up for a bike race.

[@nightmareOlogy]

Human stupidity and idiocy will always be something that I'll not only ever refuse to understand but fathom as to how much of it is in some people.

[@teppo9585]

Unfortunately the some people are a majority. Remember 2020?

[@thefacelessone74]

I know they think they can just take over the roadways with their little bicycles

[@Rufusdos]

Try to write clearly.

[@nightmareOlogy]

​@@Rufusdosseems like the other two people got it. Have a good day.

[@Rufusdos]

@@nightmareOlogy Just a tip dude

[@tankmaster1018]

1:52 Lmfao, love the drunk guy who just ran out of energy and collapsed! Dude's body literally powered down on him...

[@1966johnnywayne]

Right, and you can't tell me that promotions didn't run that clip over and over, making lots of money for the "sport"...and then they cry when a couple of others get unruly.

[@defnotnaruto222]

​@@1966johnnywaynewhat?

[@atiny_my901]

@@1966johnnywaynewhat?

[@wilhelmgzh_8573]

@@1966johnnywaynewhat?

[@forrandomsites3336]

​@@1966johnnywayne what?

[@spoobini]

Thats so wild that cyclists are up in arms about pedestrians. He was clearly in the pedestrian lane, he has the right of way. There is no possible analogy that could be made here

[@thelordofcow5639]

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or if you are serious

[@spoobini]

@thelordofcow5639 it is getting harder and harder to tell these days

[@regularuser9613]

great cinematography! loved the parallax effect you managed to create from a simple picture

[@RIFIANBOY]

Thank you!

[@layfron1990]

Frankly some people are idiots whereas others are simply assholes. Organizers needs to implement technology to control these people.

[@peterneumann7145]

Like ?

[@stefthorman8548]

​@@peterneumann7145cameras and muti year jail time

[@kvasir8931]

@@stefthorman8548 Youre american, right?

[@Ohtechnik]

Racing is a great example. I don't care how many people say racing these days is "too safe". It's better than 40/50 years ago.

[@troyb.4101]

Simply have these racers buy their own courses. Why screw up the public transportation system.

[@CujoBD.]

Why not have barricades? The tour clearly brings in enough money for it but even disregarding that, you could have sponsors pay for them through selling advertising on the barricades. Seems like a no brainer tbh.

[@rangersmith4652]

Spectators and officials are an important part of any sport, but the line has to be drawn short of their being able to affect outcomes. Race organizers and sanctioning bodies must be held accountable when fans are allowed to encroach and officials or media act in a way that affects the race. That will fix the problem. They'll either provide tighter control or they'll just stop organizing races.

[@Verklunkenzwiebel]

Freedom of movement, freedom of expression and in particular freedom of press are all well and good when there is a built in discipline to behave oneself in people. There is no such built-in mechanism. So people feeling entitled to the mentioned liberties will continue screwing up events (any event for that matter). Will organisers be able to control the crowd? I don't know but take a look at rally sport for comparison, especially the 90's and 00's era. I don't think it got much better since then.

[@Sol_Searching]

If we stop calling this a sport, and recognize it for what it is--entertainment--then crashes are just part of why the audience watches. Just like NASCAR.

[@TheRightONe-et3gh]

@@Sol_Searching bravo

[@lordlopikong6940]

​@@Sol_Searchingthe tour would still be there even without the fans, you think these people paid a ticket to watch the race? It's a traditional sport and event that doesn't even need spectators. If mount everest wasn't dangerous then thousands would be there cheering people who climb it.

[@benedicvelasco]

deliberately putting others at risk is a crime. arrests must be made on the spot whenever safe.

[@JohnSusanSchofield]

Yes, all those cyclists pedalling madly near to pedestrians.

[@vincentlucario5450]

@@JohnSusanSchofieldyou seem like the type of person who would eat play dough and ask the president why did they let people eat play dough.

[@Jabberwockybird]

Moral is that people are aweful. But another moral is that you shouldn't give up time with your family. It's not worth it.

[@Lobothomie]

Very informative and frightening at the same time.

[@pincopalla3605]

the video that you make are the best i have ever seen, the edit is made wonderfully. thank you

[@RIFIANBOY]

Much appreciated 🙏

[@AlaskanHuzky]

0:50 That guy did that 100% on purpose.

[@AlaskanHuzky]

3:09 Bet his family is happy he broke his back. Now he gets to act like an actual dad.

[@AlaskanHuzky]

That woman only paying 1200 euros after literality assaulting like 20 people and causing several harm to them and also damages on the bikes... makes me wonder if a man would have got such light sentence...

[@peterdebrie]

Most of the people in this video causing accidents do it on purpose. The makers of this video say all supporters are part of the sport? Big difference between real supporters and scum.

[@hallodidldu]

6:30 „Funfact“: in the early times of the Tour, the riders themselves carried nails to throw them behind for their opponents. These nails where specially constructed with a thicker head so that they automatically stood upright. Absolutely crazy

[@jpsholland]

And were can i find the source of this?

[@TheAmazingHuman-Man]

Lol they should do two seater races so there can be a driver and guy on the back to throw items and punches like in mario kart double dash

[@hallodidldu]

@@jpsholland check the book from Benjo Maso. German title „Der Schweiß der Götter“. Pages 35 & 41. Impressive book.

[@MrJx4000]

Here, here. I say, let's bring back spiked balls and chains.

[@liamcollinson5695]

I heard that early tour de France was brutal with people cheating

[@MrNurserob]

It seems people in general are no longer capable of behaving in any manner which could be considered appropriate. It’s now all about social media clout and a moment of perceived fame, because that’s all they have to live for.

[@Midaspl]

I could totally get the people crossing the street during race. You have your exit road blocked for hours, just for few grown-ass men to ride on their bikes for few minutes there. You pay taxes for the road you cannot later use...

[@comette1991]

i rly dont understand how people are watching cycling race or go there to support them like that. its just cycling. if you support one guy you see him for 10 sec at most and its over he is gone

[@SurnaturalM]

It's not like a rally when action can happen either.

[@MNYQaa]

⁠@@SurnaturalMImagine if you could run alongside a Lancia, show up on TV to the world, and do it entirely drunk and wearing a stupid costume. That's the beauty of it.

[@wsbygt]

Some people are just selfish and some even want to drag others to their mess. As a cyclist, driver and motorbike rider I try to obey every single rule and polite but in the end people with their phones or distracted or for pure evil sake(yeah real psychos) or just bad luck will get you on the floor or hospital.

[@victorlucaslindbloom2450]

If the spectators that are ignorant, intoxicated, or have disregard for the safe passage of professional athletes , and consider it fanfare, the quick response of a cyclist to throw a jab should be expected. Although this is not hockey! This is cycling! Next year of this tour I hope to see fans that respect each cyclist (without booing) and staying clear of the horns. All spectators that violate the path of a cyclist should be signed up for ‘the running of the bulls’ and apologize to the cyclists that are hindered!

[@klapiroska4714]

Road cycling should probably learn a lesson or two from WRC rally, which has had issues of it's own with the spectators. The difference is, that in rally lack of crowd control has lead to numerous spectators losing their lives. Barriers cannot be put everywhere, but posts and plastic lines can be put in quite a few locations, as they are cheap, fast and easy to install. Effective route clearing is needed - something similar to how law enforcement might clear a path for a motorcade (lead vehicles far ahead, bikes etc. here and there to keep the spectators out). Publishing maps of prohibited and designated spectator areas might help too. Reckless spectators need to be taken seriously. If everything else fails, officials must have the framework and guts to suspend or cancel a race if spectators are too reckless. Otherwise we'll see more severe injuries, perhaps even loss of life.

[@ErikvsLenny]

bro we talk about bycicles. its basically impossible to kill someone with a bike.

[@benedicvelasco]

@@ErikvsLenny true. Even until here, car people continue to think that bicycles and cars are the same. Things are very different.

[@ErikvsLenny]

@@benedicvelasco I live in Germany. People are so delusional here - they are forcing bycicle driver on the street with the cars to not endanger people on the sidewalk. What it actually does its increasing the rate on "Cars to Bycicle deaths" . A lot of people die here recently because of that. People cant see the different between a car and a bicycle accident and a Bicycle to human accident. its super cringe. Btw - i get fined 40 Euros if i dont risk my life on the street lol.

[@kaspershaupt]

The problem is the speed, they are going "so slow" up some of the mountains. They do have lead vehicles like the red skoda at TDF and moto's but because of the speed people just get back on the road after it has been cleared. And they have to leave room in front of the riders for attacks or not give a draft. Just look at pogacar getting blocked on stage 14 or the froome accident.

[@svr5423]

@@ErikvsLenny It's much safer to ride a bicycle on the street that on the sidewalk. And of course, riding a bicycle is dangerous - every rider knows that.

[@MajesticLawnGnome]

The horse in the race 🤣🤣Horse is like what is happening where are we going! I gotta win this thing!

[@BreakifyTV]

An excellent video with high-quality content! Thank you for providing valuable insights into this sport; I learned a lot!!

[@RIFIANBOY]

Our pleasure!

[@HaidyKANCLER]

This was so needed! Congrats!

[@tracer0017]

What do you mean getting. The most dangerous thing on the road is a self anointed bicyclist.

[@christopherlizon5198]

The problem is these are public roads. Most people dont care about the bike race, and some even hate it because it a disturbance. Thats why you have saboteurs. I remember a triathlon that went right by my place in college and to go to the pool across the street could only be done by going to a designated crossing almost a mile down the road. It was only a problem for 8 hours, but still it was annoying. I can imagine the tour de France having many years its something that causes problems for people for long times multiple years until they snap.

[@yunghuztler1000]

Only a problem for 8 hours. Had to walk a couple miles oh stop whining. Mfs want shit their way all the fucking time like they own the city and fucking roads.

[@Iogsatot]

As far as I know, all these races are held, if not with the participation of the state, then at least have permission to be held. If someone is dissatisfied, he has the right to file a complaint with government authorities.

[@balenciagayavo1332]

Doesn’t give you the right to hurt others

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

@Iogsatot What's more if it's such a wide-spread issue you can organise and vote for the politicians who would stop those races. As far as I know we live in a democratic system. If a lot of people hate something they can push for a change. If it's only a small minority then you have to accept your fate. We live in a society so not everything will be the way we like

[@Iogsatot]

​ @angelikaskoroszyn8495 >if it's such a wide-spread issue >If a lot of people hate something they can push for a change. Its absolute minority. Some peoples just either have empty head (like this girl who created a massive crash or guy who tried to grab drink from racer) or completly d-headed and think that they are centre of world (persons who trow nails on race track). Non of this peoples will try to solve "problem" (personally i dont think that TdF is problem, rather its very profitable event for most locals) legally.

[@drink15]

Well, you can keeping allowing them until something really bad happens or stop it now. Like most situations, we wait until something bad happens before fixing it.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

There is no fix. It's impossible to block off/keep people off 3500km of road.

[@AlwaysStayGeeky]

Yes, Big events like that that closses half the city must be stopped! I agree! Event like this should be banned from Cities or busier street!

[@boinqity4621]

7:40 "very good shot" lmao

[@JayeAye-t7o]

Wow! Never knew this! And that it's "normal"...I only saw the 2021 incident before this video and thought it was a one off 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@TrainerAQ]

I can imagine the emotions. Imagine professional athletes who dedicate their lives to maximizing their body's performance being put next to people who loaf around and just drink their lives away. Drunk guys see athletes as the fortunate ones who had fame and fortune given to them and have good lives Athletes see drunk people as people who just throw their lives away and don't know what it's like to work hard and sacrifice to achieve potential! The two come together here and emotions just flair!

[@TheCdM1981]

The whole barriers would be “impossible” statement is ridiculous. You don’t need to put barriers over the whole 2000+ mile race but it should be set up for the last few miles always and there should always be a police detail in large numbers there especially close to the finish line and it should be at certain major points. Common sense says this alone would prevent so many accidents and crowd involved nonsense.

[@theophrastusbiology3410]

Great video as always

[@RIFIANBOY]

Thanks 🙏

[@CosmosBracknell]

Agreed. I just sold my Speedy 35 kislux (I did keep the brown one), my Sofia Coppola perforated LV clutch, my blue Damier clutch I bought in Japan, and the By the Pool vanilla clutch. Kept an orange epi Alma. It feels great!!

[@Its_a_kind_of_magic71]

4:26 she’s at her grandparents house 😅

[@derekd4538]

You don't like people on public roads, how about don't ride your bike's on public roads? Build a big track and ride in circles for the same distance. Problem solved. And you aren't messing with traffic.

[@someaussieguy140]

That's a fine solution, but I also think we should start allowing monster trucks to compete in the Tour De France.

[@derekd4538]

@@someaussieguy140 I second that idea.🤣

[@JorgeLourenco000]

Cyclists sporting: ooh crowds are insane, this needs to change, people have no respect. Cyclists daily on the road: People are insane, cars aren't meant for the road, and side walks aren't meant for people. You guys are totally right, fans are dumb, and if they appreciate the sport they should respect and stop interfering during events and fined heavily if they do. AT the same time, it should be a "Carmagedon" on the roads, daily and cyclist give the most points.

[@garyrowe58]

The more popular something becomes, the more people spectate who have no understanding of the sport itself, and only spectate to get a 'thrill' ... often at the expense of the sport.

[@TheClique]

6:32 Edward Hore, photo taken of the tacks left on the Kew Boulevard... yes that is me in the photo

[@NullScar]

Hello, good sir. 👍🏻

[@Simboiss]

Imagine you are first cycling your bike, breathing heavily, and you have to absorb all the nasty muffler exhaust toxic gases coming out of the motorcycle in front.

[@justinascapskis4040]

Top class content and long awaited. Thank you RIFIANBOY

[@RIFIANBOY]

Thank you Justin.

[@arborinfelix]

Armed bike races would sove this type of problems and the TV raitings would be huge.

[@hbgap3596]

There is also the sad episode in which a fan punched Eddy Merckx on a climb in 1975, on his way to a sixth TdF victory. The punch to the abdomen was so hard that Eddy experienced sharp pains in the following days. In this way, he missed his victory. The assailant was found and fined one French Franc by a lenient judge.

[@Hmcg27]

1:38 i love how he just said good shot

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

I think that getting the motor vehicles off the course would be a good start. I think that's a big part of the lack of respect for the race course. Yeah I know that would change things like wheel changes and camera angles but so be it.

[@davidanderson215]

You have somehow missed the entire point.

[@wtfrocks8663]

I've always wondered this. Why is Europe so against crowd control? So many cycling events lost to a spectator. They had to eliminate the group B rally because the fans couldn't;t stay off the course.

[@alphakakcmeddlakadoofahkii3362]

3:42 She should be in jail. Incredibly reckless and she knew what could happen. She should pay for the entire event that was ruined, all injuries, a fine for fleeing and much more

[@troyb.4101]

She should be given an award!

[@alphakakcmeddlakadoofahkii3362]

@troyb.4101 A straight-jacket shaped one

[@mrbartlomiej]

What a splendid video!! Truly thoughtful and thought provoking! Thank you! 🔥❤️

[@IntMarla]

the TdF made some great improvements this year i think! The ropes along the roads on mountains really helped a ton to give the riders more space.

[@bobanjeros]

It's amazing how accurately this captures the complete chaos humanity is descending into.

[@nanookmoose]

Remember that some people on the route resent their town/village being shut down so someone can pedal a cycle through.

[@erikssavrasevics1635]

Yes.

[@cchanc3]

don't blame the rider

[@thecollector4753]

Still doesn't exactly justify harassing or causing injury to the riders, nor is it the smartest thing. "I don't like this event that happens in my town. I know! I'll be a nuisance. Surely I won't slow everyone down at best and cause unnecessary injury/get a blacked eye at worst"

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

That’s the thing with public roads though isn’t it? You don’t own them. So tough tits basically. Go complain to your local authority, if enough people don’t want it they’ll move it. If you’re just a grumpy guss and more people like the sport or the economic boost to the areas you’ll just have to lump it

[@rainydaygamer8431]

@@thecollector4753 You pretty much sumed up protesting.

[@nickcharles1284]

I'm not moved. Set up a race through public space on public lands, through cities and towns, and you take your chances. It is unfortunate, but human nature is human nature. There can be no expectation of freedom from fools. Because you can afford the luxury of an expensive sport doesn't give you the right to the commons.

[@whocaresanymore]

Fans don’t care about the sport, just getting on tv.

[@george-ev1dq]

Some moron threw shotgun cartridges onto the circuit at my local race track where motorcycles were racing, some of the cartridges landed in longer grass at the side of the track and were detonated a couple of days later by a grass cutting machine, could have been fatal.

[@OswaltSamuel]

When little Sabastian wants to join the road bike race, you get the heck out of his way and feel honored that he participated in your race. That little horse is a gosh darn national treasure. (Search Parks and Rec little Sabastian) You were 10,000 candles in the wind, you majestic little horse...lol

[@Agiyi]

Well, ngl, I got triggered watching this. 1:07 "you get irresponsible grown men". Why do you specify that you get irresponsible grown men? One of the biggest crash in the video was caused by a woman, and we see other videos as well with women just crossing the road and causing a crash. But no, men are the problem here as well. I get that I'm triggered by a small thing, but I'm starting to think it's not a small thing anymore. If everyone is saying something small, that thing becomes big.

[@Ohtechnik]

Anyone of any sex can be an idiot.

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

Out of control? Considering the only value to society that bicycle races provide is entertainment, the fans who "interact" are contributing as much as the riders. The race organizers intentionally plan routes through the densest part of large cities to draw crowds to the race. They know this will happen.

[@cryptojonas8657]

Well researched and super well made!

[@thicccheese4007]

It is crazy how organized unorganized these events are

[@PristinePerceptions]

If this happened in any developing nation hosting the tournament, everyone around the world would embarrass them. Just because this happens in France people are supposed to be okay with it, I guess.