The riders had to stop during the 10th stage of the Tour de France about forty kilometers from the finish when a demonstration and smoke bombs prevented the peloton from circulating at the time of the passage of the leading man, Alberto Bettiol. The race direction immediately decided to neutralize the race.
At the origin of the demonstration, the Last Renovation group. On Twitter, the demands were clarified: “We must act and enter into civil resistance today to save what remains to be saved. As the government does not care when we talk about the climate crisis, we must come and take over the Tour de France to refocus attention on what matters for our survival. »
This group had already expressed its demands at another major French sporting event, Roland-Garros. A young girl had tied herself to a net post during the semi-final between Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic.
After an interruption of about ten minutes and an intervention by the police, the runners were able to resume the race.