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By Ian Parker
Calls for calm among the spectators of the Tour de France seem to have fallen in the ear of a rocket lit in the peloton before world champion Peter Sagan won his third victory in Valencia
. Twenty-four hours after the four-time winner Chris Froome was slapped and apparently spewed by elements in the mbadive crowds of Alpe d'Huez, there were new problems when a spectator launched the rocket about 16.5km before the arrival of 169.5km. scene of Bourg d'Oisans.
Spitting yellow smoke, the rocket seemed to be thrown at Team Sky riders, mbaded on the right side of the peloton around Geraint Thomas in the yellow jersey, before bouncing off the road without bringing
"I did not notice it," says Thomas. "16km to go, did you say I was completely in the zone so I was fighting for position.It was pretty stressful, so I had no idea."
L & K Incident occurred a few hours after the tour director, Christian Prudhomme, called for calm on the roadside after the events on Alpe d'Huez on Thursday. At least one of his fans seemed to be spewed by another, before Vincenzo Nibali crushed himself after touching a spectator, fracturing a vertebra to put him out of action
"We must restore calm and respect all the runners". Prudhomme. "It was a very annoying climb from Alpe d'Huez, the Tour riders, and the Tour champions, obviously need to be respected, as they are by the vast majority of the public." 19659003] "By the roadside it was very quiet for 10 days, with only a few anti-Froome or anti-Sky signs. But all at once, everything is rebadembled: "I can only renew my calls for calm, good sense, vis-à-vis the riders who make up the Tour de France."
Speaking before the start of Friday's special stage, Froome called on riders to get more protection. "I think the organizers have tried to take some special precautions to stop this stuff," he said. "When fans touch and interfere with runners, who do everything to try to climb, this is not a situation that we want to see.This is not acceptable." J & # I was pushed several times but luckily I stayed on my bike and I was not shot. "(Calling Calm) is a step in the right direction but I think there is more measures possible »There had been fears about safety at Alpe d'Huez, Froome still facing persistent problems among some cycling fans as a result of the case salbutamol in which it had been laundered a few days before the start of the Tour.They have often faced a mixed reception in France because of their domination of the Tour in recent years.
For a third day in a row , Thomas heard boos as he appeared on the podium to recover his yellow jersey. he was asked why, he said, "I think it's a question for people there." I do not know. We train hard, we work hard, we come here to try to win the race. It's a question for people on the roadside. "
The stage of the day ended with a sprint, although there was only a handful of contenders after the Alps eliminated five quick men of the race
Sagan de Bora-Hansgrohe won his third victory of this Round by eliminating Alexander Kristoff from the United Arab Emirates and Arnaud Demare from Groupama-FDJ in the last meters.
"I think I I left it a bit late and I was a little late in the last 600m, "said Sagan." With the short climb, I tried to put myself in the position. before and stay on Kristoff's wheel. I am very happy to beat them. "The rocket was the only thing that nearly upset a relatively quiet day for Thomas after the drama of his consecutive mountain wins that propelled him in yellow – exactly a day off, but for sure, that 39, was much easier than the last three days, "he said." It was nice to go on fast roads, the wind was nice to us and it was a a good day to be checked, an easier day for the whole pack. "
Thomas Froome leads the overall standings with one minute and 39 seconds behind Tom Dumoulin of the Sunweb team with 11 seconds back
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