Videos: Tour de France riders clash with fans down the years

A spectator at the Tour de France angrily confronts Team Sky as fans try to step in and cool the situation.

 

Chris Froome's lashing out at a Colombian fan on stage 8 of the Tour de France wasn't the first time a rider has clashed with spectators by the roadside. And it won't be the last.

Down the years, riders - and sometimes staff from the teams - have become involved in crashes and other confrontations with spectators.

Here's clips of just a few of those many, many incidents.

 

Alpe d'Huez 1999, Guerini crashes into fan

 

Tour 2010, looked deliberate from Armstrong

 

Contador Alpe d'Huez 2011

 

Tour 2013 gets nasty: Team Sky and spectator

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Spectator wipes out bunch in 2011

 

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