Tour de France prankster gets eight-month suspended term for crossing finish line / Photo: © AFP
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Tour de France prankster gets eight-month suspended term for crossing finish line
A man has been handed an eight-month suspended jail term for trying to cycle cross the Tour de France finish line on stage 17 this week, the public prosecutor told AFP on Friday.
The 30-year-old prankster attempted to ride across the finish line just minutes before the final sprint in Valence in southeastern France on Wednesday.
Police and race security rushed to intercept the individual who was wearing a black helmet and a Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale team jersey.
He was sentenced for "entering a sports competition area and disrupting the competition, refusing to comply and assaulting a person in a position of public authority," prosecutor Laurent de Caigny said.
The incident occurred just minutes before the peloton's sprint finish, which was already underway at full speed, with Italian rider Jonathan Milan winning on the day.
The man, who has already been "convicted three times," is also banned from entering any sports venue for five years, the prosecutor added without providing further details.
He was ordered to pay 500 euros ($586) in damages to the police officer who fell while attempting to stop him.
J.Marty--VB
