Curious action
After a tour of the tour: judgment against stubs
25.07.2025 – 8:05 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
On the last meters of the stage from Bollène to Valence, one person from the audience is suddenly the focus. The police intervene – now the punishment has been determined.
Shortly before the target sprint of the 17th stage of the Tour de France, a dangerous incident occurred in Valence. A 30-year-old man tried to cross the finish line on Wednesday to cross the finish line-right in front of the peloton that was rising. Now he was convicted.
As the public prosecutor announced to the AFP news agency on Friday, the man received an eight -month probation penalty. Security forces had stopped him before the target.
Prosecutor Laurent de Caigny said that the man was sentenced to a person in public function for “entering a sports competition area and disturbance of the competition, resistance to state power and assault on a person. In addition, he is not allowed to enter a sports facility for five years. He also has to pay a police officer 500 euros in damages. The Tour de France 2025 ends in Paris on Sunday with the 21st stage.