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Soler has already hinted he could look to sue the spectator.
I thought Soler's injuries were sustained during the second crash, not Opi-Omi? Or have I got that completely wrong?
Riders suing spectators does not set a good precedent but if Soler did end up breaking both his arms because of Opi-Omi then you can see where Soler is coming from.
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why is it a bad precedent?
Spectator has cost him a chance to ride in the biggest race of his career? Lost earnings from this race and the others he'll miss because of it may be substantial.
Where there's blame, there's a claim.
And the video evidence pretty clearly shows there's blame in this incidence.Do you remember that incident where a cyclist was sued by the woman on the phone who he ran into? If pedestrian can sue cyclist, why can't cyclist sue spectator?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/18/woman-knocked-down-while-on-phone-wins-payout-from-cyclist
Public enemy number one is in custody: https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/police-find-and-arrest-spectator-who-caused-mass-tour-de-france-crash/