“We are in permanent contact with the State”: the Tour de France keeps an eye on the riots

2023-06-30 21:17:36

“Cancellation of large-scale events. The measure, announced by Matignon, fell this Friday around 5 p.m. at the exit of the interministerial crisis unit on urban violence, place Beauvau in Paris. About 1,000 km away, in Bilbao (Spain), the announcement, however, barely thrilled the organizers and followers of the Tour de France, whose 110th edition is due to start this Saturday from the capital of the Basque Country. The Grande Boucle is however the 3rd biggest sporting event in the world, after the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games. But the government then clarified: the Tour de France, despite its gigantism, is not affected by the cancellations.