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Tour de France: falls, whose fault is it?

2021-06-30T17:41:04.220Z


The peloton called for a global reflection on Tuesday, but the solutions are not easy to find. Tuesday morning in Redon, the riders temporarily dismounted to avoid finding their way again, like many of them since the start from Brest. On Monday, the 3rd stage between Lorient and Pontivy turned into carnage, more often because of the nervousness that grips the peloton at each big start than by that of the course or the elements. The bitter taste left by the vision of these bodies scattered o


Tuesday morning in Redon, the riders temporarily dismounted to avoid finding their way again, like many of them since the start from Brest.

On Monday, the 3rd stage between Lorient and Pontivy turned into carnage, more often because of the nervousness that grips the peloton at each big start than by that of the course or the elements.

The bitter taste left by the vision of these bodies scattered on the roadway, their fragile broken mounts, nevertheless pushed the actors of the great July soap opera to express a dissatisfaction that summarizes Pascal Chanteur, their representative at the head of the CPA (Cyclistes Professionnels Associés ): "

The runners are asking that their physical integrity concerns be taken into account, and for that there are certainly things to be discussed, because town planning and public roads have changed and solutions must be found

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To discover

  • The general classification of the Tour de France

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Source: lefigaro

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