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"I have little to do with that kind of idiots that ruin the course," said Bauke Mollema, who drove all the way to the front of the pack and therefore only suffered from A pungent throat. "But there were also boys who had or even had to throw up their eyes, that was the best link."
After thirty kilometers of racing, the peloton had to stop for ten minutes, to see the consequences of the tear gas. Police used pepper spray to stop a demonstration by French farmers who had placed hay bales on the road.
The twenty or so protesters, who call themselves "To Long Live The Trap," think that the department of Ariège, where The Platoon passed through on Tuesday, is subordinated by the government French in the redistribution of European subsidies
"I think they have to take care of people that they are angry with," Tom Dumoulin said after the tour. "Did I do something wrong to a farmer from Carcassonne?" It was a very strange situation and a strange way to express your dissatisfaction, I do not understand some people. "
The number three ranking had some problems with breathing after inhaling tear gas." But that did not work, I think the organization solved the problem by neutralizing the race to give everyone the chance to recover and then keep running. "
Not Threatened
Geraint Thomas was one of the many riders who had to wash their eyes and throat with the 39, water to neutralize the effect of tear gas
"It was an unfortunate situation, but fortunately I did not suffer from my eyes and my throat" says the geletruidrager. I did not feel threatened either. "
Koen de Kort was one of the group of runners who had the most impact with tear gas." I was almost in the front of the platoon and all of a sudden I saw all my boys throw in. I first thought that I had straw da In my eyes because I began to tear like crazy, but someone shouted that tear gas had been used. "
De Kort understands that people use the Tour to score a point." But I think it can be done in a more playful way, proposing something creative, I think it's more interesting. "
The experienced Trek-Segafredo rider can imagine that the police need tear gas." I understand that they thought the threat was such that they were using this drug, so s & rsquo; They wanted to drive the pack with a tractor, the consequences would have been insufficient, and I would prefer to have some pepper spray on my face. "[19659012] Tour-step temporarily closed
