Emmanuel Macron participates Thursday afternoon in the 18th stage of the Tour de France, between Pau and Luz-Ardiden on the first day of a trip to the Hautes-Pyrénées devoted in particular to tourism.
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Arrived at the beginning of the afternoon, the Head of State met the inhabitants of Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, a small mountain village, who notably offered him a Basque beret.
He took the time to sit down with some of them, dropping the mask to share a drink.
To a resident who expressed his concern about the new measures on the extension of the health pass, Emmanuel Macron wanted to be reassuring, recalling that he had been delayed until August 30 for 12-17 year olds.
"
It takes a little while,
" "
it's going to be done, don't worry
," he told her.
Subsequently, he got into the vehicle of the director of the Tour, Christian Prudhomme, to follow the ascent of the Col du Tourmalet before attending the awards ceremony in Luz-Ardiden.
In 2019, Emmanuel Macron had already attended the Col du Tourmalet stage, at the end of which he congratulated two French people, the winner of the day Thibaut Pinot and the yellow jersey Julian Alaphilippe.
In a recent interview with Zadig magazine, Emmanuel Macron proclaimed his love for the Tour de France and its “
great moments of sporting heroism
”.
"
I go there every time: I love it
", he indicates, saying to live these moments "
as a spectator, not as president
", anxious "
not to steal the sporting moments
" because "
the people are there for cyclists
”.
"
It is one of those moments when you can embrace the country and its landscapes
", he adds in this interview, also testifying to his love for the Hautes-Pyrénées, where as a child he spent his holidays with his children. Grand parents.
