Some joys are contagious.
Others can be annoying.
The legitimate jubilation of the supporters of Lille, celebrating Monday the 4th title of champion of France in their history, resembles the classic scenes of happiness of the supporters.
Except that it took place in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the wearing of the mask very, very random and without any social distancing.
All this under the benevolent gaze of the police.
In front of their television, many cyclists nevertheless almost swallowed their cans askew while contemplating the parade of Losc players in the middle of the crowd.
Not that they supported PSG, but rather that they do not understand how Michel Lalande, the prefect of the North and Hauts-de-France, was able to agglutinate thousands of supporters.
While the same man had obtained, on March 24, the postponement of Paris-Roubaix to October 3 and then the cancellation of the Four Days of Dunkirk, scheduled for May 4 to 9.
Each time for health reasons.
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The hypothesis of a two weights, two measures is quite preferred in the world of cycling.
“Where is the consistency?” Jean-René Bernaudeau, the boss of Total-Direct Énergie, is offended.
I'm not anti football, far from it.
But I admit that I do not understand.
I would like to know how many people will be infected because they have gathered around their players.
In cycling, we have never had a cluster because, as the Tour de France 2020 has proven, we know how to manage the movements of people.
"
For Bernaudeau, the bad decision was not to allow Lille to sing, but to forbid cyclists to start.
“We were the victim of a decision disconnected from reality and taken by an elite.
Be careful, the people need to be listened to, not to be despised.
"
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Cyrille Guimard, the former coach of the Blues, prefers to smile yellow.
“Of course the prefect was not going to prevent thousands of people from singing.
While nice cyclists, it's easier.
Whether you are a powerful or miserable sport and you will not be treated the same.
It's quite disturbing to see that, because it really means that we are a little sport in the eyes of some.
"
"It's so mind-boggling"
Marc Madiot, the boss of Groupama-FDJ, usually quite reactive when he is annoyed, tries to take a step back this time. "I am now quite resigned," he admits. I do not believe that the parade in Lille should be compared to the bans on Paris-Roubaix or Les Quatre jours de Dunkirk, because these decisions were taken at a time when the epidemic was much stronger. But I just wish I had the same rights as everyone else. We recently wrote to the President of the Republic to explain to him that our sport is in danger. And there, we are maintained rules such as the ban on riding more than 50 riders while the supporters are in the thousands. Explain me. "
Pierrick Guesné, the boss of the “Buckles of Mayenne” race, which will take place from May 27 to 30, is also taken aback. “Seeing this yesterday
(Monday)
, I admit that I was almost shocked, he sighs. I asked our volunteers not to retweet their outrage but, still, it's so mind-boggling. We are asked to prevent the public from coming to the departures and arrivals and we have had 200 PCR tests carried out on our volunteers. And they, under the pretext that they are supporters, they do what they want. Frankly, it shocked everyone. "