CHATEAUROUX, France - Tour de France organizers said they have dropped their legal action against a spectator who caused a massive crash on the first stage.Organizers made the decision in a bid to defuse the situation after the careless spectator was placed in custody, race spokesperson Fabrice Tiano said on Thursday.Gendarmes in Brittany arrested her on Wednesday, four days after the accident brought down dozens of riders and forced German rider Jasha Sutterlin to abandon the race.The spectator brandished a large cardboard sign while leaning into the path of oncoming riders.
She appeared to be looking in the other direction, apparently at a camera, and not at the approaching peloton.FILE - Riders sprint at arrival during the 108th Tour de.