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Saturday saw the first of seven climbs over 2,000 meters of this year's Tour de France cycling race. French President Emmanuel Macron made the long climb in comfort.
The French leader has traveled the last 75 kilometers of the 111 km stage of the vehicle carrying the Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme. Macron is known for being a cycling enthusiast and was last seen on the sidelines of the Tour in 2017, shortly after his election, when he watched the 17th stage of the Galibier in the Alps.
He did not appear in public last year, because the so-called Benalla case, in which a presidential bodyguard was filmed, was filmed while he was being abused by protesters.
Speaking in the city of Pau, President Macron hailed the "mythology" of the Tour and the heroism of the competitors. He said that the popular enthusiasm for the legendary cycling race came from the national urge to take risks, to show courage and determination, to dream beyond the idea of the future. ;impossible.
Yellow jerseys make the difference with yellow vests!
The 14th stage of Saturday was delayed and had to be moved from the center to the suburbs of the city of Tarbes, in the south of the country, because of a rally of protesters opposed to the establishment of the city. an industrial breeding of pigs in the countryside between Tarbes and Lourdes.
The stage ends at the famous Col du Tourmalet, the mythical Pbad of the Pyrenees, at 2115 meters altitude, in the shadow of the observatory of the Pic de Midi.
It is not known if Emmanuel Macron will present the yellow jersey of the race leader at the end of the stage today. French rider Julian Alaphilippe started the day with a slight lead in the overall standings. We are celebrating today the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the special top worn by the race leader. But Macron may not wish to be too closely badociated with a colored garment in yellow.
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