Events like this highlight how unimportant the Tour de France stage 14 results truly are. A woman was killed on Saturday during stage 14 when she crossed the road and was hit by an escort motorcycle.
Organizers identified the victim as a 61-year-old woman. Race medical teams treated her immediately before emergency crews arrived. The incident occurred during the early afternoon in Wittelsheim in eastern France during the 14th stage. Stage 14 was a 124-mile route from Colmar to Besancon.
24 miles into Tour de France's stage 14, the woman was hit by the motorcycle. Two other fans were injured after the motorcycle skidded into them. As a result of the skid, a 36-year-old complained of neck pain, and a different 61-year-old broke a leg. They unidentified pair were taken to a hospital and are not seriously injured.
In terms of the actual Tour de France stage 14 results, Lance Armstrong dropped to 4th place overall, while Russian Sergei Ivanov won the stage. At the same time, he expressed his condolences to the woman's family on his Twitter feed:
"There's many close calls between riders and spectators ... Sad news. May she RIP."
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