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Fan with massive sign who caused Tour de France crash found, arrested

The fan who caused a massive pileup during the opening stage of the Tour de France was arrested on Wednesday, the Associated Press and local media reported.

On the annual event's first day, a fan standing just off the pavement of the road posed for a camera while holding a sign. She was not watching the race and a bike ridden by Tony Martin clipped the sign, sending the race into chaos in a domino effect of downed cyclists.

Fan who caused Tour de France chaos arrested

The fan was tracked down based on "solid" accounts and questioned this week, France's Bleu Finistere radio station reported.