What was on Tour de France fans hand-written sign that caused biggest crash in decades?
ONE fan's hand-written sign at the Tour de France caused one of the biggest crashes in decades. The spectator was stood holding up a cardboard sign with Allez Opi-Omi! written on it in black marker. 3 One fan's hand-written sign at the Tour de France caused one of the biggest crashes in decades Credit: discovery +  3 The spectator was stood holding up a cardboard sign with Allez Opi-Omi! Credit: discovery +  3 The aftermath of the gigantic pile up Credit: discovery +  It translates to 'Come on granddad-granny', in a mix of French and German. The fan was looking straight at the TV camera on the passing bike and failed to notice the riders rapidly approaching her spot. Just minutes after Christian Prudhomme had set the 108th edition of the annual bike race in motion, the carnage ensued on stage one. Martin, on the right-hand side of the peleton, had no way to avoid her and went down after crashing into her arm, taking the whole Jumbo Visma team with him. Arnaud Demare, Julian Alaphilippe, Marc Hirschi and Sonny Colbrelli were among the riders involved in the pile-up. A second mass pile-up later occurred just 8km short of the finish line and injured more riders, wreaking more havoc on the opening day. Cycling News released a list of all those who had been hurt  with the injured totalling 26. Four-time winner Chris Froome - who was returning to the Tour as a support rider for the first time since his career-changing 2019 smash - was among those involved in the later crash. CASINO SIGN UP OFFER: GET 10 FREE BONUS WITH NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED  Most read in Cycling WILL I NEVER Tennis icon Serena Williams pulls out of Tokyo Olympics ahead of Wimbledon WHEELS IN MOTION Female Tour de France fan behind huge pile-up wanted by cops & facing jail BRAWL OVER Watch ex-UFC star PUNCH rival in face during interview after bare-knuckle bout 'ALL WITH YOU' McGregor pays for entire amateur MMA team to compete in Youth World Champs WALE OF A TIME Wales' sexiest fan offers glum supporters Only Fans discount after Euro exit  The 36-year-old suffered a nasty fall while Andre Greipel was also taken out on to the grass verge on the right-hand side of the road. Froome did manage to mount his bike once again to finish after he was given the once-over by doctors. He tweeted: No fractures thankfully but theres a lot of swelling & bruising to my left leg and thorax. Im going to try get a good nights rest & see how things look in the morning before making any decisions with the medical team.  Meanwhile, world champion Julian Alaphilippe ultimately became the first French rider in 20 years to win the opening stage of the Tour de France.