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Cycling News reports: The spectator who caused a mass crash on the opening day of the Tour de France has been arrested and placed in custody, according to RTL. Race organisers threatened legal action in the aftermath of Saturday’s incident and French police soon opened an enquiry, launching a search for the culprit. After appealing for witnesses, the person has …

CBS Sports reports: A spectator at the Tour de France who caused a massive crash involving dozens of cyclists is missing as race authorities plan to sue her. Tour de France deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault told AFP news agency they plan to sue the woman “so that the tiny minority of people who do this don’t spoil the show for …

The New York Daily News reports: French authorities are looking for the fan who caused a bloody crash Saturday during the Tour de France — an incident punishable by up to a year behind bars — as the race’s organizers plan to sue the clueless sign-brandishing spectator, according to reports. Prosecutors in Brittany on Sunday began an investigation to find …

Cycling News reports: Primoz Roglic and Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) were among just two of the fallers in a massive crash on stage 1 of the Tour de France. The incident took place with 45km to go. The incident appeared to be caused by a spectator on the side of the road, with the Jumbo-Visma team the most heavily involved. …

The Associated Press reports: Lance Armstrong has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories after admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career. The deal announced Thursday came as the …

A huge kerfuffle has erupted in Seattle over this weekend’s Critical Mass cyclists’ rights event in which a driver hit two cyclists, then was pulled from his vehicle and hit in the head with a bike lock while uninjured cyclists smashed his windows and slashed his tires. There are many conflicting reports on Slog. Cyclists are claiming that the driver …