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Fan nearly knocks over Tour de France's Nibali to get selfie

A female fan at the Tour de France has received heavy criticism online after photographs of her k...
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10.43 25 Jul 2014


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Fan nearly knocks over Tour de France's Nibali to get selfie

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10.43 25 Jul 2014


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A female fan at the Tour de France has received heavy criticism online after photographs of her knocking into Vincenzo Nibali surfaced on twitter. 

The female fan can be seen jumping out into the road mid race, with her back turned to the cyclists and outstretching her arm in an attempt to take a 'selfie'.

Unbeknownst to the fan, the current Tour de France leader Nibali was close behind and bumped into her, almost knocking him off balance. 

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This tweet posted by a French viewer is captioned, "all for a moment of fame" and is just one of many criticising the careless behaviour.

Tour de France 'seflies' were a huge trend this year, but weren't so popular among the tournament's participants.

Cyclists spoke openly in the media about how dangerous, disruptive and distracting it was to the racers when fans jumped before them to try snap a quick picture.


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