As the 2025 Tour de France enters its most dramatic phase in the high mountains, race organizers are once again urging fans to act with responsibility and restraint. With iconic climbs like Mont Ventoux drawing thousands of spectators, the excitement often blurs the line between support and interference, something the Tour is trying to prevent before it’s too late.
The message this week is blunt and to the point: “Just don’t do anything stupid.” It’s a reminder aimed at the swelling crowds lining the roads, where even one lapse in judgment can endanger riders and derail the race.
Safety officials are stressing a handful of basic but essential rules: no touching the cyclists, no flares, no phones waved into the road, no stepping into the path of the race, and no flags obstructing visibility. All of these actions have caused problems in the past, from crashes prompted by selfies to hazardous low-visibility sections caused by smoke.
The warning comes with added urgency following a recent incident where a fan, poorly positioned, was run over by an INEOS team car. It underscored just how quickly things can go wrong when the public fails to keep a safe distance.
With Mont Ventoux on tap today and more high-altitude drama expected through the weekend, including a crowded finish in Paris, organisers are asking everyone to remember one thing: enthusiasm should never come at the expense of a rider’s safety.
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⚠️ Safety is everyone's concern
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 22, 2025
📢 DO NOT TOUCH THE RIDERS.
📢 DO NOT USE FLARES.
📢 KEEP YOUR PHONE BEHIND THE BARRIERS.
📢 DON'T STAND ON THE ROAD.
📢 DO NOT OBSTRUCT RIDERS WITH FLAGS
Just don't do anything stupid. #TDF2025 pic.twitter.com/alwdmbtTJf
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- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
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- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
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- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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