‘He’s hit a spectator!’ – Disaster as fan wipes out Yves Lampaert in horror incident at Paris-Roubaix

Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) had his podium dreams extinguished at Paris-Roubaix after he collided with a spectator in a shocking incident. The Belgian was in a two-man chase group hunting down lone leader Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) when he was flung from his bike after catching the hand of an overzealous fan with 7km remaining. Ad/> “Oh my word, oh no! He’s hit a spectator,” cried Rob Hatch on Eurosport commentary.

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“All of that winter’s work has gone up because somebody got too close. “If you come to these races, you have to realise how close the riders get. And that is going to hurt, not just physically, that will damage his soul.

That is horrible.” The guilty spectator was visibly closer to the action than those around him, while he was also hunched forward and clapping enthusiastically with his arms outstretched. It evoked memories of the horror crash at the Tour de France last year when a fan wiped out the entire peloton with a sign. While only one rider crashed this time on the cobbles, it was another reminder of the pitfalls of cycling’s fervent roadside support.