Overview

• During the finish of stage four between Amiens and Rouen on July 8, a 21-year-old escaped hospital patient brandished a knife near the Saint-Hilaire roundabout.
• Officers swiftly intervened to disarm and arrest the suspect before the peloton arrived, preventing any disruption to the stage.
• A police officer sustained a minor hand injury during the arrest and has received medical treatment.
• The suspect remains in police custody under medical supervision after escaping from hospital on June 24.
• Despite the incident, the Tour de France resumed without delay and stage four concluded as planned.