While the vast majority of the Tour de France peloton is not concerned by the riots that have been hitting the country following the fatal shooting of a teenager by police, some have expressed concerns that the race might be disrupted.
After a start in Bilbao, Spain, the Tour heads to France on Monday with visits to Bayonne, Dax, Pau and Bordeaux during the week.
Foreign team members have confessed not knowing much about the situation in France, arguing they are in a 'bubble' on the Tour de France. A senior source with direct knowledge of the matter said that none of the officers would be pulled out of the race to be redeployed across the country for anti-rioting duty."We are in constant liaison with the State services and we are following the situation and how it has been evolving," Prudhomme told reporters on Friday.
"The organisers did not even mention it at the team meeting . It's radio silence from them. I don't know why. Maybe they don't have a solution themselves or any information. We'll adapt.""The context is different than usual. Every morning I check the news to see what happened overnight," said Intermarche-Wanty Gobert rider Adrien Petit.
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