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A little heat for the organizers of the Tour de France this Tuesday.
The American Education-Easypost team bus carrying the riders and the staff got stuck in a narrow passage in Morzine, the city where the start of the 10th stage was given.
The vehicle did not manage to take a very tight turn to reach the paddock, where the other formations are stationed.
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The situation caused a small traffic jam since behind the pink bus, other teams had to wait until the intervention of an agricultural machine which towed the vehicle.
It had scraped off the molten bitumen and damaged its front bumpers.
The accumulated delay prompted the riders of the Quick-Step team to take their bikes to join their training at another place in the station.
After twenty minutes of immobilization, the situation could be unblocked.
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This comical situation is reminiscent of the incident that occurred in Corsica in 2013 when the Orica Green Edge training bus was stuck under the arrival arch, a few tens of minutes before the arrival of the peloton, causing panic within the squad. 'organization.
She had managed to put in place a plan B by hastily moving the finish line three kilometers before the end of the course.
The operation, smoothly carried out, had not been retained since the bus, tires inflated, had finally been able to leave the arrival area and move away from the gantry.
