Spectator knocks out cyclist right before the finish line

On the women’s European cycling tour in the Netherlands, a competitor was struck down by a spectator just before the finish line. The cyclist fell off her bike and rolled her way to the finish line. Despite a freshly broken collarbone, she managed to finish the race. CBSN’s Michelle Miller and Elaine Quijano have more on the painful collision.

[Ignisan_]

Looks like he did it on purpose. He should be jailed.

[Max_Matrix]

"Why would you do that?"

The question everyone asks but no-one answers.

[andyclark]

That is ridiculous behaviour by the spectator.

Hope the spectator gets caught for that

[genaroprieto]

so it just ends there?? how awful is your reporting!

[ravagesoyjoy]

I always keep on hearing about stuff like this happening somebody interfering or somebody throwing spikes on the ground why aren't the cyclists or their team members nearby not allowed to walk around with a hammer or an ice pick?

[Leon]

looks like she was in 2nd place and that should still be given

[SammyMikovoure]

Reporter should also look for the spectator. And show the face.

[jooter]

News anchor didnt even give us the news. Did they get the guy!?

[markgomez]

That was deliberate, it was the grandma of the other rider...

[bikndave]

Spectator's arm hit that brake lever and if their left lever was for the front brake its easy to see why she flipped over the handlebars. Just my amateur detective skills here but that looked like a battery charge here in the states. Not sure how it would be handled in the NL...

[siriosstar]

pro cycling is possibly the only sport where the fans are allowed on the " playing field " as in the ROAD. in all other sports where there is a field/pitch /court etc a fan would be arrested for even stepping on the field, but in pro cycling g these idiots run out onto the road screaming at the riders and often blocking their way . WHY is this tolerated ?

[Brugar]

I think that people who organize this event should get a lawsuit

[Veronicat-ofnz]

How much he/she/they/it was paid to do that?

[pete]

That was the same person who caused the Tour de France crash.


Probably

[stenovitz]

As far as my clear fresh new glasses (1st day as a glasser-oddball, at 56 I would never ever have believe it) sees, it's an elderly woman not able to control her arms fully. Maybe even needed to learn it as a toddler, but just never learned.
It could be parkinsons dimentia related.
Don't shoot the poor, old lady by a gunshot from the hip, I'm pretty sure it was 112% unintentional. Just zero awareness and sub par developed motoric skills.

[GrahamBlanchard-pf]

Hahahahahahahahahaha cheered me right up 😂

[alexshapiro]

Just a simple mistake. I do this all the time basically

[omega]

Ahahahahahahahah this's hilarious!!