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The Director of the Tour de France Christian Prudhomme on Friday called for serenity and asked that the public respects the riders in the aftermath of the incidents that marked the end of the 12th stage in the Alpe d'Huez, with the fall of Vincenzo Nibali and the boos undergone by the runners Sky Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome . " Tour riders, champions of the Tour, must naturally be respected, which is the vast majority of the public ", he said.
" We had a climb of the Alpe very painful ", said the director of the Tour, interviewed by AFP. Christian Prudhomme described as " unconscious " the behavior of a part of the public before underlining about the fall of Vincenzo Nibali: " Even if it is not an over-excited spectator who it is a spectator, not the Republican Guard motorcycles, and I pay tribute to the services of the State for the admirable work they have done. was on a peak that, unfortunately, left on the floor an admirable champion, Vincenzo Nibali, each of whom praises the spirit of the old, an all-terrain champion. "
" It is necessary to find some serenity ", admits it, while not doubting" that one will find the benevolent public of the Tour de France in the days to come ". According to him, during a mythical climb like that of Alpe d'Huez, " the atmosphere is different from other days of the Tour. "
"It's true that the day after a similar event, we wake up with a kind of hangover, for its part said Thierry Gouvenou, the Race Director. We need the fervor of the public, but yesterday, it went too far, we put a lot of solutions in place, barriers, we add security guards … but nevertheless, there is still an incident.This morning we are sorry. "
Christian Prudhomme also regretted the use of smoke by some spectators during the ascent: " We could not see anything anymore, he (Nibali) could not see anything anymore. have nothing to do on the roads of the cycling races.The Tour runners breathe a nauseating odor, and in addition we blind them.That makes no sense "
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