A farmer’s protest briefly interrupted the Tour de France today after giant bails of hay were placed on the course:
Cycling: Tour de France interrupted by farmers' protest and police tear gas https://t.co/564x4tALNM pic.twitter.com/a5Ma6NGGQ4
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 24, 2018
Police were called in to clear the protest, but tear gas or pepper spray used on the protesters accidentally go into the eyes of the riders:
BREAKING: Four-time champion Chris Froome is among several riders who have had their eyes treated for tear gas or pepper spray sprayed on the peloton when a farmer's protest interrupted the 16th stage of the Tour de France.
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) July 24, 2018
Photos from the accidental gassing of the cyclists:
Just another day in the Tour de France – French farmers stopped the race in protest, so the police used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse them, which then got into the eyes of the cyclists – delaying the race even further… #TourdeFrance #TdF2018 pic.twitter.com/pK3CBJiDxV
— Sporting Index (@sportingindex) July 24, 2018
Something different every single day. Tour de France halted. Farmers protest at side of the road; police spray mace at protesters; mace drifts into eyes of the riders. Stranger than Hollywood. #TourdeFrance pic.twitter.com/8qshKbGz3v
— Danny Kelly (@dannykellywords) July 24, 2018
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When farmer protests go too far: French farmers block Tour de France route and pepper spray believed to be from Police blows into rider's eyes. This isn't how you get the message across #TourdeFrance pic.twitter.com/cg1YB6RV2l
— Jack Yates (@JackYates94) July 24, 2018
A protest by local farmers resulted in a 15-minute neutralization on Stage 16 of the Tour de France after a police officer used pepper spray on protestors, which then blew into the peloton. #TDF2018 https://t.co/PvGX7EU9dV pic.twitter.com/NwOqKrkxwa
— CyclingTips (@cyclingtips) July 24, 2018
Whoops.
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