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Published 16 July 2007

By Susan Westemeyer The Tour de France can be dangerous, and not just for the riders, as the "Tour...

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The Devil (Image credit: Andrew Kennedy)

By Susan Westemeyer

The Tour de France can be dangerous, and not just for the riders, as the "Tour Devil", Didi Senft of Germany, found out in the Alps. Senft, who appears on the mountain stages in his devil's costume to urge the riders on, apparently found a cow who doesn't approve of his act.

The cow attacked him, and tore a sleeve of his costume, the German agency sid has reported.

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