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Tour de France: Police search for spectator who caused big crash after holding out sign | Cycling News

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Cyclist Tony Martin rode into the sign and was sent tumbling, which led to a domino effect as other riders also hit the ground; The woman held up a cardboard sign at the roadside as a group of cyclists approached on Saturday with her back to the riders and facing the TV cameras

Last Updated: 27/06/21 9:12pm

The fan who caused the crash on the first day of the Tour de France with a cardboard sign (Pic: Gendarmerie du Finistere)

The fan who caused the crash on the first day of the Tour de France with a cardboard sign (Pic: Gendarmerie du Finistere)

Police are searching for a spectator who caused a large pile-up during the opening stage of this

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Billionaire Richard Branson rode a bike to Virgin Galactic’s Unity 22 launch site ahead of his big spaceflight

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Editor’s note: This story previously stated that Richard Branson rode his bike to Spaceport America on Sunday morning (July 11), the day of his spaceflight. That’s not correct. Video showing him arriving at the spaceport on a bicycle was captured on a different date, and the commentator on Virgin Galactic’s launch webcast who said it was recorded on Sunday was mistaken. “The footage of Sir Richard Branson shown during the event today [July 11] was prerecorded and misidentified in the broadcast. We regret the error and any confusion it may have caused,” Virgin Galactic representatives said in a statement emailed

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Motorcycles Are A Big Deal In Kenya, & Fika’s Plan To Electrify Them Is Progressing Well

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Motorcycles are a big deal in Kenya. 210,103 motorcycles were registered in 2019, bringing the total number of registered motorcycles since 1968 to over 1.6 million. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles. These motorcycle taxis are popularly known as boda bodas. The motorcycle taxi industry is a vital segment of Kenya’s economy. These motorcycle taxi riders enable 22 million rides per day. Average daily earnings for the riders are close to 700 shillings ($6.60). Boda boda operators collect Sh980 million daily ($9.2 million) and the sector’s annual earnings are estimated at 357 billion shillings ($3.3 billion).

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Which big touring motorcycle should I buy

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I would love to have an upright and comfortable seating posture which I think plays the biggest role when it comes to touring. Reliability and sensible maintenance and spares are the other requirements as I would like to ride the motorcycle rather than it being a garage queen.

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I have been looking to upgrade my motorcycle and have been shopping around and started doing research. I use a pre-loved 2015 Ninja 650 which is a lovely bike and very very reliable but the itch to upgrade finally got to me after using

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