Five months after causing a horrific crash on the opening stage of the Tour de France, the criminal court in Brest sentenced a 31-year-old woman to a €1,200 fine and €500 in damages for "endangering the life of another" and "intentional injury," but avoided a proposed The proposed four-month suspended prison sentence was avoided.

The incident occurred when a woman with her back to the oncoming peloton held up a sign reading "Allez Opi-Omi" with 45 km remaining near Cizen in the first stage, and part of the board protruded onto the road.

Tony Martin, who was leading the peloton chasing a breakaway group for Jumbo Visma leader Primosz Roglic and stage contender Wout Van Art, hit the sign, causing a major crash that involved most of his teammates and nearly a third of the group He was one of the main contenders for the overall classification. Roglic, one of the main contenders for the overall, later retired, as did Marc Soler (Movistar).

The wreck was the most high-profile of the stage, but the wreck that occurred in the last 10 km caused far more damage. Twenty-one people were injured in these two stages, and four left the race after the first stage.

Martin was able to continue racing until stage 11, but chose to retire citing a lack of improved rider safety.

At a hearing in October, the depressed woman claimed that she did not intend to harm him, saying that it was "really unintentional." After news of the accident was widely reported in the mainstream media and ridiculed and slandered on social media, she initially went into hiding. Eventually, she came forward to press charges.

Tour de France organizer ASO backed down from its threat to sue, and the CPA filed civil charges for show, seeking a symbolic fine of one euro, which was instead paid to the French riders' union, the UNCP.