Drunk spectators provoke aggressive incident with Visma team car at Coppi e Bartali
Escape Collective
March 28, 2026
A pair of intoxicated spectators were the perpetrators of a bizarre and dangerous incident during stage 4 of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali on Saturday afternoon. In footage captured by a roadside fan, you can see one man climb on top of the Visma-Lease a Bike team car seemingly attempting to remove a bike from the rack, while the other thumps aggressively on the driver's side window.
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"We take this incident very seriously, as it put the safety of our colleagues at risk," Richard Plugge said in a statement posted to the team's website. "Our staff on site immediately went to the police and also reported the incident to the race organization. In the end, no equipment was stolen and no damage was caused. The colleagues in the car are okay, but understandably shaken.”
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