• Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome and Peter Sagan affected
• Race director neutralised stage action for 15 minutes
Yellow jersey Geraint Thomas, his Sky teammate Chris Froome and world champion Peter Sagan were among a number of Tour de France riders affected by a spray used by police to break up a farmers’ protest which caused stage 16 of the race to be stopped.
Farmers rolled large hay bales into the road 29km into Tuesday’s stage from Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon.
Written by Agencies
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/24/tour-de-france-protestors-peloton-farmers under the title “Police accidentally use spray on peloton as farmers’ protest halts Tour de France”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
