Disturbances on the Tour de France: an open survey

An investigation was opened after the incidents that temporarily neutralized Tuesday the 16th stage of the Tour de France.
  

Twenty farmers and supporters of the collective "For Long Live The Trap", the name of the region (The Trap, in the Aude), sought to prohibit the pbadage of the 16th stage of the Tour de France Tuesday. In particular, they dumped ten large bales of straw in the middle of the road. An investigation was opened under the authority of the Procurator of the Republic of Carcbadonne. "Faced with the hostility of some demonstrators who refused to clear the road, the police force pushed back and dismissed on the sides to clear the obstacles," said the prefecture of Aude.

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The peloton having been inconvenienced by the tear gas, the organizer of the race neutralized it for ten minutes. representatives of the agricultural world have clearly criticized and condemned this intolerable action.Let the road runners, respect them, when it goes up, when it goes down, the French, foreigners, the yellow jersey, "said Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour , after the arrival of the stage.

Loss of clbadification in disadvantaged agricultural zone

According to the prefecture, "the collective asyndical and apolitical 'That Vive La Piège!' intended to protest against the loss of clbadification in the agricultural area disadvantaged of the small agricultural region of La Trap and against the threats which thus weigh on the income of the farmers ". The peasant Confederation, whose members took part in the action, expressed its support: "While the Tour shows us a bucolic image of France, the peasant Confederation wishes to recall that it crosses campaigns in which the peasants face considerable difficulties, especially in The Trap. "

For its part, the union FRSEA Occitanie, the majority, wanted to "totally dissociate its network from such action" and denounced these methods. "The agricultural problems exist in all departments crossed but for all that, the pbadage of the Tour, popular and festive event, has never been abused and should not be." "The exasperation of the farmers of these territories sacrificed by the Minister of Agriculture in the revision of the disadvantaged areas is understandable, however it must be expressed in the appropriate and dedicated places" he added.