Tour de France: 150 vehicles, 75 motorcycles… Around the riders, the big carousel turns into chaos

2023-07-20 22:25:56

Thibaut Pinot’s anger has undoubtedly subsided. But under the crushing heat of the summit of the Col de la Loze, this July 19, it was freezing: “It was shameful. I got stuck for at least 30 seconds. I had the motorcycles falling on me. It was nonsense, ”plagued the Groupama-FDJ rider. At the top of the hardest pass of the Tour, on a slope of almost 20%, Pinot found himself glued to the road, paralyzed by a traffic jam of vehicles just in front of him. A France Télévisions motorcycle, that of Thomas Voeckler, stuck in the middle of the crowd and clutching tired from the climb, stalled causing a hell of a mess and blocking the riders.