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In France, protesting farmers blocked the road with hay bales and interrupted the Bike Tour de France
The police tried to disperse the strikers with lacrimal gas, but hit athletes.
In France, the organizers of the Tour de France bicycle race had to suspend the 16th stage of the competition due to the strike of local farmers. Protesters blocked the road with tractors and bales of hay along which the race passes. To continue the stage “Tour de France”, the police had to intervene.
Farmers protested against the reduction of state support and chose a section of the highway on which they will fall into television. The police tried to disperse the strikers with the help of tear gas, but some of the riders suffered due to their actions.
Athletes had to rinse their eyes with water and special drugs. According to the BBC, none of the participants in the race after the incident came from the distance. The race continued about 15 minutes after stopping.
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