Tour de France teams ask fans to behave better after mass pile-up in 15th stage

SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France (AP) — Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard is calling on fans to behave better at cycling’s biggest race after another mass crash marred the 15th stage. The Danish rider says spectators should enjoy the race but “without standing on the road or pouring beers on us.” He leads Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia by only 10 seconds with the race about to enter its final week. A day after a big pile-up forced several riders out of the race, there was another accident after 52 kilometers when a spectator on the side of the road inadvertently touched American rider Sepp Kuss and sent him to the ground. Several teams joined Vingegaard’s call after the accident which didn’t trigger any withdrawals.