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Tour de France stage 10 halted as climate protesters dragged away by police, officials

The 10th stage of the Tour de France was halted for 10 minutes on Tuesday after half a dozen climate activists tried to stop riders on the road before being pulled out of the way by police and a senior organisers' official.

The activists, one of them wearing a t-shirt which said "We have 989 days left," sat on the road some 36 kilometres (22 miles) from the finish in Megeve, a Reuters witness said.

The activists were pulled off the road by police, helped by Tour organisers' Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) general director Yann Le Moenner.

ASO declined to comment on that specific incident when contacted by Reuters. Later, Tour director Christian Prudhomme said: "These things [protests] happen, it's the ransom of success."

Stage leader Alberto Bettiol rode through a cloud of pink from a flare before being asked by a race official to get off his bike just before organisers said the stage had been stopped.

Ten minutes later, race director Christian Prudhomme ordered racing to resume.

"Since the government doesn't care about the climate crisis, we need to come and take over the Tour de France to refocus attention on what matters for our survival," climate activists movement Derniere Renovation said in a statement.

"We need to make our government react as they lead us to the slaughterhouse."

At last month's French Open tennis, an activist from Derniere Renovation interrupted the men's semifinal between Marin Cilic of Croatia and Norwegian Casper Ruud when she jumped onto the court and tied herself to the net, wearing a t-shirt saying "We have 1,028 days left".

Some riders condemned the protesters, including Lotto Soudal's Philippe Gilbert who told reporters: "It's a bit surprising.

"At first I saw some smoke and I thought it's not very smart because it's forbidden but then there was more and I thought the worst had happened, like someone, a kid, had been run over by a car.

"It's a bit disappointing because there are other ways to protest. I hope they will be punished in proportion to their stupidity."

American Quinn Simmons of Trek-Segafredo said: "It's a bit of a shame. You would think that with so many police at a bike race they would be able to keep the course clear for us.

"I guess I should be careful what I say about protesting or there might be another incident."

Simmons was suspended for six weeks by his Trek Segafredo team in 2020 after posting controversial comments in response to a tweet about former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Others, like Slovenia's yellow jersey holder Tadej Pogacar, were amused.

"In the radio we heard there were some people on the road and we had to stop so we just did that and we heard that the police were taking the guys," he said. "It was a funny moment."

Magnus Cort Nielsen won a two-man sprint in a photo-finish to claim the 10th stage of the Tour de France while Tadej Pogacar retains the yellow jersey.

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Why are protesters sitting chained in the road during the Tour de France?

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Environmental activists have disrupted the Tour de France twice since it started in early July, including bringing the three-week bicycle race to a halt on one stage last week.

Who are they? A small number of demonstrators with the French group Derniere Renovation , which formed in April, sat on the roadway and lit pink flares, forcing riders to stop for 12 minutes with about 21 miles to go in the 92-mile Stage 10 on July 10. The race resumed after police dragged the protesters, some chained together around the neck, off the road.

The protesters wore T-shirts that read, “We have 989 days left,” a reference to the number of days the group, which has demonstrated at other high-profile sporting events , says are left to act.

A couple of shots of the climate protesters which stopped the racing today – shirts read 'we have 989 days left' (📸 Getty) #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/lT0L2V1KLW — Daniel Ostanek (@LVCKV) July 12, 2022

What do they want? One of the group’s demands is that the French government commit itself to renovating all buildings to be more energy efficient by 2040.

“The reality is that the world towards which politicians are sending us is a world in which the Tour de France can no longer exist,” Alice, one of the protesters, said in a press release. “We must act and enter into civil resistance today to save what remains to be saved.”

On Sunday, protesters with pink flares again stretched out across the road with about 40 miles left in Stage 15, which covered 125 miles from Rodez to Carcassonne in southeastern France. The two race leaders slowed but rode around them as police pulled the protesters from the pavement and organizers let the race continue.

Moments later, a crash in the slowing main peloton forced a Dutch rider to drop out of the race with an apparent broken collarbone. It is unclear whether the crash that took him down is linked to the protest.

“The government’s inaction leaves us no choice but to enter into civil resistance and sound the alarm to prevent crimes against our country, humanity and life on Earth,” Derniere Renovation or Last Renovation posted on its website after the incident.

“We must do whatever is non-violently necessary to stop the race against time in the face of climate change. This is why citizens sat on this road today. And that is why we must force the government to act.”

What the riders say: The 23-year-old British cyclist Fred Wright was part of a small group of riders that first encountered the protesters on Stage 10, according to France24.

“You know that almost straight away. They’re protesting about a good thing,” he said, before adding, “But it’s not great when it’s in front of the Tour de France.”

2018 Tour champion Geraint Thomas, of Wales, said he’d seen the protesters “getting dragged away” in reference to a farmers protest during his title-winning campaign.

“At least we didn’t get pepper-sprayed this time,” he said.

More climate protests? Last month, a Derniere Renovation activist  interrupted a French Open tennis match in Paris by tying her neck to the net of the tennis court. Activists also staged a sit-in on the major road around Paris earlier this month.

The group did not say whether it plans on protesting more stages of the Tour de France, which by some estimates reaches as many 3.5 billion television viewers across the 190 countries in which it is broadcast.

The race ends Sunday in Paris.

Environmental protests disrupt Tour de France for a third time

Stage 19 to Cahors interrupted as protest in the road brings racing to a standstill

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The Tour de France was once again interrupted this afternoon as the environmental campaigning group Dernière Rénovation temporarily brought racing to a standstill. 

Not long after the action had begun on stage 19, the breakaway riders including Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) skirted around a group of people who appeared to have encroached on the road. 

Not long after the peloton were ordered to a standstill by Tour directors as the protest was cleared from the road. 

Soon after, Dernière Rénovation claimed responsibility for the disruption.

This was the third time the group had caused disruption at the Tour de France 2022. The organisation said:  “Five citizens chained themselves to each other and glued themselves to the road, bringing the peloton to a halt for several minutes before setting off again.

"Today's action is the third in a series of disruptive actions that will continue until the government makes a credible and effective commitment to insulating buildings. It is urgent to launch a massive plan of efficient and comprehensive renovations today.” 

“While the government asks the French to make 'efforts' by 'small gestures' such as lowering the air conditioning, this law will really lower carbon emissions, will reduce energy poverty and decrease our energy dependence on Russian gas. While we regret inconveniencing this sporting event and our fellow citizens, we must hold the government to its self-set commitments.”

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They added that “humanity is better than surrendering to extinction" and that there was "no more time to wait" to take action on climate change. 

Louise, a 20-year-old woman who had taken part in the protest and was involved in the action on 12 July, said:  “I'm scared. I'm afraid to go back on the road and block the Tour de France again. But I'm even more afraid of the dark future that is taking shape if the government doesn't react."

She said she was from the Landes region that has experienced wildfires in recent weeks. She said: "I've been supporting Derniere Renovation for only three weeks and I've met some great people with incredible strength who confirm the fact that I'm in the right place to express my fear of a government that is condemning my entire younger generation to death."

The actions of the group have raised questions about cycling's response to climate change and the environment crisis. Actions of the group on stage 10 drew mixed reactions amongst the peloton. Whilst some riders respected individuals rights to protest, others were less complementary about the action. 

Philippe Gilbert riding his last Tour de France said earlier in the race: “It's a bit disappointing because there are other ways to protest. I hope they will be punished in proportion to their stupidity."

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2022 Tour de France Disrupted by Climate Activists Blocking Course During Stage 10

Tour de France participants were forced to stop while authorities cleared the road of protestors from the French climate group Derniere Renovation

Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau as a writer and reporter in 2017 and interviewed the likes of Kobe Bryant, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Brady. He has a B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University. He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City.

The 2022 Tour de France temporarily stopped on Tuesday after climate protestors blocked part of the course.

According to CNN , Stage 10 of the race was halted when activists from the French climate group Derniere Renovation sat on a road to block riders from passing. In pictures, one of the protestors could be seen wearing a shirt that read, "We have 989 days left."

The activists were removed by police after a 10-minute delay, BBC reported.

In a series of translated tweets , the group said it held the protest to "stop the mad race towards the annihilation of our society."

"We can no longer remain spectators of the ongoing climate disaster. We have 989 days left to save our future, our humanity," Derniere Renovation said on Twitter. "The finish line is a ravine and we are calling on our government to turn immediately."

"Our goal is to force legislation to drastically reduce France's emissions, starting with energy renovation, the area most likely to bring together social and climate justice today," the group continued.

They added: "This is our last chance to avoid catastrophic and irreversible consequences: deadly heat, extreme weather events, famines, mass migrations, armed conflicts… and this for all the next generations of humans."

After the race restarted, Magnus Cort of Denmark narrowly finished ahead of Australia's Nick Schultz to win the 10th stage, according to NBC Sports .

Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia remains the overall leader of the event, the New York Times reported.

Pogacar must maintain his lead throughout the Tour de France's remaining 11 stages to win the race.

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The 10th stage of the Tour de France was halted on Tuesday after half a dozen climate activists tried to stop riders on the road.

The activists, one of them wearing a T-shirt saying "We have 989 days left", sat on the road around 22 miles from the finish in Megeve, a Reuters witness said.

The activists were pulled off the road by police following the protest, which caused a 10-minute delay to the race.

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Stage leader Alberto Bettiol rode through a cloud of pink from a flare before being asked by a race official to step down from his bike just before organisers said the stage had been stopped.

Ten minutes later, race director Christian Prudhomme ordered racing to resume.

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"Since the government doesn't care about the climate crisis, we need to come and take over the Tour de France to refocus attention on what matters for our survival," climate activists movement Derniere Renovation said in a statement.

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Stage 10 of the Tour de France was temporarily neutralized following a climate protest along the route from Morzine to Megève.

The incident occurred with about 36 kilometers remaining as the breakaway and peloton rode through the valley toward the Montée de l’altiport de Megève.

Television pictures showed a group of around eight people sitting in the center of the road and a flare going off, covering the scene in red smoke.

Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost), who had attacked from the large breakaway and was riding solo, picked his way through the group.

Also read: The green revolution: The Tour de France is trying to clean up its eco act

However, he was soon told to stop as was the rest of the breakaway and the peloton, which was being paced by UAE Team Emirates at the time.

Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, who is broadcasting from the back of a motorbike for GCN during the race, recounted seeing organization members dragging the protestors from the road into the verge.

The riders were stopped for about 15 minutes before the race was cleared to resume with Bettiol being given a 27-second head start on the rest of the 24-man breakaway. The peloton had far longer to wait as it was 7:30 behind Bettiol when the race was stopped.

It’s not the first time that French climate protestors have interrupted a major sporting event in France. An activist glued herself to the net during the French Open semi-final between Marin Cilic and Casper Ruud, holding up the match for 15 minutes.

Protestor at Roland Garros in Paris just over a month ago had the words "we have 1,028 days left" on her t-shirt – not a huge surprise to see French climate protestors target the Tour too https://t.co/AV89PpY5Fx — Tilda (@matildaprice_) July 12, 2022

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Why were the activists who blocked stage 10 of the Tour de France protesting?

The tour de france was brought to a sudden halt at stage 10 when a group of climate change activists blocked the route..

On Tuesday, the Tour De France came to a screeching halt at Stage 10 . Italian cyclist Alberto Bettiol was in the lead when he came upon a cloud of pink smoke and a group of protesters in the middle of the road . He was able to swerve around them, but the race was paused shortly after to get the protesters off the road.

The protesters in question were there as climate change activists. They sat at around 36 kilometers (22 miles) from the finish line, forcing the riders to stop down for around 15 minutes. The demonstration was organized by a French group called Dernière Rénovation, whose objective is to get the French government to make all buildings more energy efficient by the year 2040.

Several of the protesters wore shirts that read, “We have 989 days left”. The group has organized eight highway blockades since April 1, plus a protest during the French Open tennis semifinals in which a protester jumped onto the tennis court and tied herself to the net.

“Since the government doesn’t care about the climate crisis, we need to come and take over the Tour de France to refocus attention on what matters for our survival,” Derniere Renovation said in a statement. “We need to make our government react as they lead us to the slaughterhouse.”

Once the protesters were pulled off the road by police and Tour organizers, the race was able to resume with the riders maintaining the distance between them that they’d had at the time of the stop. Danish cyclist Magnus Cort Nielsen ended up winning the race. The protesters were arrested.

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A small group of environmental protesters created havoc at the Tour de France on Tuesday after they chained themselves together and sat on the roadway.

The demonstrators from the Derniere Renovation set off red flares while creating the roadblock during the 10th stage of the prestigious race in the Alps, The Guardian reported .

Tour de France officials acted swiftly and were photographed forcibly dragging members of the group from the course into a nearby ditch.

The disruption caused officials to delay cyclists until the course was cleared between Morzine and Megève, according to the outlet.

The climate change protest came as tour officials pledged to switch gears to reduce the event’s pollution and commit “to being an increasingly eco-responsible organization” this year.

In 2020, the race was described as “macho and polluting” by Lyon Mayor Gregory Doucet, according to the report.

Although cycling is environmentally friendly, the world’s largest annual sporting contest is accompanied by a large convoy that rolls a village built to accommodate 4,000 people across rural France for three weeks.

“Since the government doesn’t care about the climate crisis, we need to come and take over the Tour de France to refocus attention on what matters for our survival. We need to make our government react as they lead us to the slaughterhouse,” protestors reportedly said.

“Non-violent disruption is our last chance to be heard and avoid the worst consequences of global warming.”

Magnus Cort of Denmark narrowly won Tuesday’s disrupted stage.

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Tour de France bolsters security amid fears of protests and civil unrest

• Race director says of concerns: ‘We will adapt if needed’
• Disruption expected after three nights of rioting across France

The Tour de France has ramped up security as race organisers brace themselves for a double dose of disruption, both from climate change activists and the threat of civil unrest in France.

The race director, Christian Prudhomme, said the promoters, ASO, are in “constant liaison” with the French government, following three nights of rioting across the country.

The Tour begins on Saturday in northern Spain but crosses into France on Monday and, over the next three weeks, has stage finishes in major towns and cities including Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Bourg-en-Bresse and Paris.

Prudhomme said that “depending on what happens, we will adapt if needed”. On the eve of the Tour’s Grand Départ in Bilbao, Prudhomme added: “We are in constant liaison with the state services and we are following the situation and how it has been evolving.”

While much of the Tour route is rural, the convoy is often accommodated in urban areas overnight. With further unrest reported on Friday, the French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, has already asked that measures stopping buses and tram services in Île-de-France at 9pm be introduced nationwide.

The 2022 Tour was disrupted repeatedly by climate change activists. In a move to guard against further incidents, two motorbikes from the French gendarmerie’s intervention brigade will ride ahead of the peloton to guard against protesters.

“Two motorbikes will work as a duo,” the gendarmerie captain, Jean Francois Prunet, told team managers. “Our goal is to be able to bring an immediate response and avoid the race being stopped.”

Matt White, sports director to Simon Yates’s Jayco AlUla team, told the Guardian: “I think you’d be pretty naive to think you’re going to get through this year’s Tour without any protests. It’s something you have to push to the back of your mind. It’s out of our control.”

Earlier this year, the environmental group Derniere Renovation said it would again be protesting at this year’s Tour.

“We will always find ways to disrupt as long as the government doesn’t enact effective actions,” a spokesperson told the RadioCycling podcast. “There will always be people willing to take action at sporting or cultural events, in a non-violent fashion. We will not stop.”

The latest threat follows multiple disruptions in British sport by climate activists Just Stop Oil and by animal rights protestors, who have targeted the Grand National, the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible, the Premiership Rugby Final and the second Ashes Test, currently taking place at Lord’s.

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Jul. 21 2022, Updated 10:02 a.m. ET

UPDATE: July 21, 2022, 9:55 a.m. ET: Climate change organization, Dernière Rénovation, has now conducted two protests during the Tour de France . The most recent took place on July 17, during stage 15 of the race. Five activists were arrested, and the race continued without stopping.

“The reality is that the world towards which politicians are sending us is a world in which the Tour de France can no longer exist,” a protester stated, per Plant Based News . “We must act and enter into civil resistance today to save what remains to be saved.”

PREVIOUSLY: A month after an environmental activist interrupted the French Open men's semi-final, another protest — evidently led by the same climate organization — halted several cyclists during the 2022 Tour de France on July 12.

The Tour de France protest was relatively brief. Those involved were quickly cleared from the racers' path, but it definitely left an impression on viewers and those competing in the annual race.

A 32-year-old protestor, who goes by the name of Alice, stated in a press release from the organization that she couldn't just ignore global warming and watch the race.

"I would rather be with my grandfather, be quiet on my sofa watching the Tour de France, while the government does its job. But this is not the reality," she stated. "The reality is that the world to which the politicians are sending us is a world in which the Tour de France will no longer be able to exist."

"In this world, we will be busy fighting to feed ourselves and to save our families. Under these conditions we will face mass wars and famines. We must act and enter into civil resistance today to save what remains to be saved," she continued.

"What do you expect from me? That I stay on the roadside watching my life go by like I watch cyclists go by? No, I decided to act and interfere to avoid the worst episode of suffering and create a new world. Because everything can still change."

The race has been neutralised due to a protest on the road. La course est neutralisée en raison d'une manifestation sur le parcours. #TDF2022 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 12, 2022

The Tour de France protest was led by Dernière Rénovation, an environmental organization.

Climate change organization, Derniere Renovation , led both protests during the French Open, and most recently, the 2022 Tour de France. The first Tour de France protest took place on Tuesday, July 12, during the 10th stage of the race, between Morzine and Megève at Magland, with nine protestors halting the race for about 15 minutes.

"We must stop the mad race towards our towards our annihilation," reads a quote from the press release, translated to English via DeepL Translator .

According to the press release, humans have 989 days to "save our future, our humanity" from global warming, and the country of France's government is doing very little to make major changes.

Dernière Rénovation instigates protests during sporting events, as part of an international movement, led by the A22 Network. The group has apparently blockaded highways eight times since April 2022, and continues to lead nonviolent protests nationwide.

The organization is advocating for policy changes, and pushes for legislation to curb climate change. The group also brings light to social justice issues, housing matters, and the energy crisis.

Needless to say, this will be a climate protest to remember. And even though cycling is notoriously the greenest means of transportation , Dernière Rénovation definitely succeeded in bringing climate change the attention it deserves.

Tweets in favor of the protests have been hilarious.

Although many were upset the race was blockaded by protestors, tweets in favor of the protest are definitely on point. Check out a few of our favorites, below.

If you're annoyed because this protest interrupted the Tour de France (delayed by about 15 minutes) you are going to HATE what climate change is going to do (make sport impossible). https://t.co/hbvEySYlJ2 — Penny Tangey (@tangthe) July 12, 2022

I'm seeing a lot of people say 'Why would environmentalists protest at a BIKE race!?' I don't know what motivated this particular protest but the association between fossil fuel companies and the Tour de France is well-worth protesting. https://t.co/pzokE4UEm0 — Penny Tangey (@tangthe) July 12, 2022

Imagine getting so upset because somebody interrupted you watching men cycling around in their little Lycra outfits. Nel mio paese ti chiameremmo ‘fiocco di neve’. Così fragile e sensibile 🥺❄️ — ✌Bruce Wells⚽ (@bruceywells) July 12, 2022

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Tour de France continues after stage 10 protest briefly neutralises race

Proceedings on stage 10 of the Tour de France were briefly halted after climate protesters lit pyrotechnics and sat in the road with around 36km to the finish.

The race has been neutralised due to a protest on the road. La course est neutralisée en raison d'une manifestation sur le parcours. #TDF2022 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 12, 2022

EF Education - EasyPost's Alberto Bettiol was seen weaving past the demonstration before being stopped by a race motorbike. The peloton, seven minutes back, were then halted shortly after.

Demonstration at Tour de France holding up race... #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/TD6HZ2zASL — daniel mcmahon (@cyclingreporter) July 12, 2022

Dernière Rénovation, who also  protested at last month's French Open , uploaded a picture of the protest to its website saying the action was their own: "Non-violent disruption is our last chance to be heard and avoid the worst consequences of global warming."

Live on the scene, reporting for Eurosport and GCN's coverage of the race, Sir Bradley Wiggins said: "There's obviously been a demonstration, much like they had in the UK a couple of months ago with the imbeciles sat in the road.

"Two of them had a noose around their neck. I was watching, as the French are, people get quite angry at things like this, dragging them off the road.

"You can see Pascal Lino, ex-Tour de France yellow jersey, he threw one down in the ditch and another lady had her legs under the car.

"It was quite crazy. Whatever they're protesting about, it's probably nothing, we don't need that disrupting this bicycle race. A lot of people getting quite angry, some of the directeur sportifs got out the cars, stuck a boot in. It really was going off."

After a short and chaotic break, where riders sat down and chatted to race organisers about how the stage would be restarted, the action continued with Bettiol, the breakaway and the peloton being allowed to start at the intervals they held the race was stopped.

Ultimately, it was the Italian's teammate and breakaway partner Magnus Cort who took a popular win at the runway above Megève, beating Nick Schultz in a gruelling final sprint after some entertaining cat-and-mouse action up the final climb.

The peloton, led by yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar, crossed the line 8:54 later, just thwarting Lennard Kämna, who finished 10th from the breakaway, the leader's jersey. Kämna sits second on GC, 11 seconds behind Pogačar ahead of tomorrow's stage which includes the double HC ascents of Cold du Galibier and Col du Granon.

Who are Dernière Rénovation?

Dernière Rénovation made headlines around the world last month when an activist tied herself to the net on the Philippe-Chatrier court during the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.

The group says it aims to "achieve a political victory over energy renovation, through non-violent disruption actions repeated over time" and is calling on the French government to commit to a comprehensive and energy-efficient renovation of all buildings by 2040.

"Our goal is to force legislation to drastically reduce France's emissions," the group's website explains. "Starting with energy renovation, the area most likely to bring together social and climate justice today. 

"Faced with the current ecological disaster, we want to demonstrate that it is possible for citizens around the world to impose on their governments the political agenda that we desperately need."

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As far as sports go, a bike race is a pretty bone-headed choice for a protest about climate change.

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srchar wrote: As far as sports go, a bike race is a pretty bone-headed choice for a protest about climate change.

Really not so, a GT is about as far away from "green" as one can get, vast convoys of cars, bikes, coaches, planes and helicopters are needed, causing massive pollution, and that's before one even starts to consider the environmental record of some of the biggest teams' sponsors (INEOS, Citroen, Bahrain, UAE et al). Cycling is very green, cycle racing at top level (much as I adore it) is very far from being so.

Hence why I wrote "as far as sports go". Moving lots of people and gear around will always use energy - it's unavoidable. So what do these protesters want? The end of professional sport?

srchar wrote: Hence why I wrote "as far as sports go". Moving lots of people and gear around will always use energy - it's unavoidable. So what do these protesters want? The end of professional sport?

Firstly, cycling is unique in that it's not just moving lots of people and gear around for an event, it actually requires dozens and dozens of cars and motorbikes, coaches and helicopters to follow the participants in the course of their 200 km journeys each day, that's what makes it one of the highest carbon footprint sports in the world; secondly, the protesters weren't protesting about the Tour de France and its environmental impact, they were just disrupting a high-profile event to draw attention to their message.

It's not unique in those regards at all.

srchar wrote: It's not unique in those regards at all.

Really? What sport do you think is similar?

I can think of tons of sports that use helicopter pictures; Golf, F1, MotoGP, Sailing, Marathon, WRC...

I can think of tons of sports that use loads of kit. Most of those above, for a start.

The length of the journey undertaken by the participants and support vehicles is irrelevant; fractions of a single percent of the total impact, and in any case, the TdF team and media coaches don't get anywhere near the miles covered by coaches during a single weekend of English football league matches.

This is why it's unclear to me what the protestors actually want to achieve when they protest at sporting events. Contrary to popular belief, there is such a thing as bad publicity.

srchar wrote: This is why it's unclear to me what the protestors actually want to achieve when they protest at sporting events. Contrary to popular belief, there is such a thing as bad publicity.

I've protested for decades about climate change, yet it's only beensince the advent of Extinction Rebellion that my own personal actions have received any column inches in the mainstream media.

I fully support their rights to protest. After all it is only a bike race.

I thought the "pause" was very effective and done relatively fairly.

There are far easier and much more dangerous ways of disrupting a bicycle race.

Given the access we, spectators, have, it's surprising there aren't more accidents. Or more events like this or more serious. I assume that the scenario is tried and tested and known by all involved.

At this stage the protests only need to be minimal, Stage 10 has been tranding across SM and even the Daily Fail was giving it a decent spread. I wonder which side the aged right wing readership went on this one.

"Whatever they're protesting about, it's probably nothing, we don't need that..."

Yeah, just climate change. Just the fact that half our planet will be uninhabitable in your children's lifetime. It's nothing.

IanGlasgow wrote: "Whatever they're protesting about, it's probably nothing, we don't need that..." Yeah, just climate change. Just the fact that half our planet will be uninhabitable in your children's lifetime. It's nothing.

I see his quote as a symptom of the cult-of-celebrity. Just because someone is talented/knowledgable in their field does not mean that their opinion on other matters is useful. He's got every right to be upset about the disruption, but protests are all about disruption and sports events are ideal as they get lots of publicity.

And yet the electric car is more environmentally unfriendly then it gas cousin. You need to take in the manufacturing aspect also and life end of the vehicle to see the whole picture Maybe they can protest at a Tesla plant

My knowledge of Dernière Rénovation goes as far as the info provided on this page, but it doesn't appear to mention electric cars at all, does it? It says they want "a comprehensive and energy-efficient renovation of all buildings by 2040". 

As for your (apparently unrelated) point, I certainly don't think electric cars are a golden bullet but as far as I can tell over their lifetime they are better than ICE cars:

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lifetime-carbon-em...

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/electric-vehicle-myths

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/lifetime-emissions-of-evs-are-lower-than...

https://theicct.org/publication/a-global-comparison-of-the-life-cycle-gr...

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Tens of thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets of Spain’s Canary Islands to demand changes to the model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago.

An estimated 57,000 people joined the protests, which began at midday (11:00 GMT) on Saturday, Spanish media reports said, citing the central government’s representative in the islands.

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Flag-waving crowds packed the streets of the main towns across all of the archipelago’s seven islands, chanting and whistling, and holding placards with slogans like: “The Canary Islands are not up for sale!”; “A moratorium on tourism”; and “Respect my home”.

“It’s not a message against the tourist, but against a tourism model that doesn’t benefit this land and needs to be changed,” one of the protesters told the Reuters news agency during the march in Tenerife’s capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Smaller marches were held elsewhere in the island group and other Spanish cities, all of them organised by about two dozen environmental organisations ahead of the peak summer holiday season.

The protests were called by some 20 social and environmental groups who say tourist overcrowding perpetuates an economic model that harms local residents and damages the environment.

They want the authorities to limit the number of visitors and have proposed introducing an eco-tax to protect the environment, a moratorium on tourism and a clampdown on the sale of properties to non-residents.

“The authorities must immediately stop this corrupt and destructive model that depletes the resources and makes the economy more precarious. The Canary Islands have limits and people’s patience [does], too,” Antonio Bullon, one of the protest leaders, told Reuters.

‘We can’t keep looking away’

The archipelago of 2.2 million people was visited by nearly 14 million foreign tourists in 2023, up 13 percent from the previous year, according to official data.

Authorities in the islands are concerned about the impact on locals. A draft law expected to pass this year – one that toughens the rules on short lets – follows complaints from residents priced out of the housing market.

Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo said on Friday that he felt “proud” that the region was a leading Spanish tourist destination, but acknowledged that more controls were needed as the sector continues to grow.

“We can’t keep looking away. Otherwise, hotels will continue to open without any control,” he told a press conference.

Anti-tourism protests have multiplied in recent months across Spain, the world’s second-most visited country, prompting authorities to try to reconcile the interests of locals and a lucrative sector that accounts for 12.8 percent of Spain’s economy.

The Canary Islands, which lie off the northwestern coast of Africa, are known for their volcanic landscapes and year-round sunshine attracting millions of visitors every year, with four in 10 residents working in tourism – a sector that accounts for 36 percent of the islands’ gross domestic product (GDP).

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The extreme heat wave sweeping across Europe has the Tour de France organisers coming under fire for a rumoured plan to spray 10,000 litres of water on the route of stage 15 - 205km from Rodez to Carcassonne, to keep the tarmac from melting under the tyres of the peloton. The ASO denied the actual figure of water used was anywhere near that number on Sunday.

A quote from course manager André Bancala on Saturday - "We will have vehicles with 10,000 litres (2600 gallons) of water taken along the way, the regional departments are going to help us to cool the roads" - drew a lot of heat. During the heatwave - believed to be a result of climate change - hundreds have died in Southern Europe and water is in short supply.

Speaking to Le Parisien , Bancala clarified that they didn't actually use that much water, and they did not hose down the entire course.

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"10,000 litres is one capacity among many of a tank. We use a 2,000 litre tank," Bancala said on Sunday. "Water consumption is an essential subject given current events, but we are obviously not dealing with 200km of road. It wouldn't help."

Pierre-Yves Thouault, the deputy director of the Tour de France, also spoke out to Le Parisien. "It is obviously out of the question to water the course for the comfort of the riders," Thouault said

"The reality is very different and only concerns the safety of the riders." He said they identified short stretches of road - 150-200 metres long - by reconnaissance ahead of the race that were in danger of the tar melting and becoming slippery and only watered the roads there.

"Otherwise runners could slip on it and hurt themselves badly. What we would be accused of? The figure of 10,000 litres spilled is far-fetched. We are completely respectful of the environment and do not do just anything."

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After 135km of recon, Bancala found the route to be in better condition than expected. "So far, we have watered about twenty meters or about 50 litres of water spent. We have already targeted kilometre 190, as we approach the finish. There are corners that could have been degraded. But at most, we will reach 350 litres. We are using very little."

Climate change is causing deep concerns as riders are forced to battle more extreme conditions. Protestors for climate action stopped the race on stage 10 and were out again en route to Carcassonne on Sunday. This time, the group were quickly removed from the road with 64km to go as the breakaway threaded their way past.

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Traditional labor rights marches melded with pro-Palestinian protests and anti-Olympics demonstrations. Paris 2024 organizers fear disruptions to the Games.

PARIS — Demands for wage hikes, chants for Gaza and a smattering of calls to extinguish the Olympics flame echoed in the streets of Paris on Wednesday, as traditional May Day labor rights marches melded with pro-Palestinian protests and anti-Olympics sentiment.

May 1 is Labor Day for much of the world and an annual display of protest and activism. In France, it can be a good moment to take the temperature of the nation.

The turnout at Wednesday’s protests suggested that French anger has dissipated since spring of last year, when the government forced through a widely unpopular law that raised the retirement age. But workers and students are still angry enough to make officials worried about disruptions to the Paris Olympics this summer.

Isabelle Garivier, 57, who was marching as a member of the main General Confederation of Labor (CGT) union, said people were in the streets this year to protest the “attack from all sides on workers’ rights” as well as “the shameful support for Israel from this government.”

“The anger is still here,” she said. “It’s here every day at work, and they are trying to silence it, but we will not stop.”

Paris Olympics organizers are watching to see if uproar from different groups — garbage collectors, transportation workers, student protesters — could build momentum into July and August and “ruin the party,” as one French official put it.

A small group of protesters in Paris drew attention Wednesday by burning Olympic rings while standing on a statue of Marianne, the personification of the French Republic.

Lisa, who wouldn’t give her last name out of fear of repercussions from the police, said their anti-Olympics collective believed the Games were putting political and business interests above local ones.

“At no moment were people’s opinions considered, even among residents of neighborhoods that were transformed … spaces that were reclaimed, privatized and concreted over,” she said.

Among the group’s concerns, she said, was that migrants and other people were being evicted from areas of the city as part of Olympics preparations and an effort to speed up “gentrification of the neighborhoods.”

Crowds on Wednesday in Paris and other French cities — including Lyon, Marseille and Bordeaux — were much smaller than last year , when outrage over the retirement-age hike united unions and brought 782,000 people to the May Day marches, including 112,000 in the capital, according to official estimates.

This time, the main CGT union reported 200,000 demonstrators across France and 50,000 in the capital, while the Interior Ministry estimated 121,000 total and 18,000 in Paris.

The Paris march was largely calm, but there were some clashes. Police said seven law enforcement members were hospitalized after being hit with a homemade explosive device late in the afternoon, according to French media.

Elsewhere in the city, protesters threw projectiles at police. Officers dispersed tear gas and detained at least 45 people.

Such scenes are typical of demonstrations in France. But it will be uncomfortable for French officials and Olympics organizers if strikes halt trains or leave garbage mounds in the streets while the world is watching.

To stave off labor actions, French ministers recently promised bonuses and other incentives to eligible government staff working during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The minister for public services, Stanislas Guerini, said during the March announcement that it “must be a moment of success for the nation.”

A range of grievances could converge to upend that success.

A branch of the CGT called on police officers to join the May Day march to demand better pay and working conditions. Another French police union had threatened to disrupt the upcoming Olympic torch relay, saying that promised bonuses were held up, as authorities scrambled to clinch deals with the unions.

A disgruntled police force does not bode well for France’s plan to deploy tens of thousands of officers, soldiers and guards to protect an Olympics that faces a potential shortage of private security agents and unique challenges, including ambitions to hold the July 26 Opening Ceremonies along the Seine River.

French authorities have also negotiated with rail workers and air traffic controllers, hoping to avert walkouts that could disrupt Metro trains or flights as elite athletes, world leaders and millions of tourists flock to Paris. Transportation workers and garbage collectors are among unions that have filed strike notices for the period of the Games — when the city is counting on them to work — although it remains unclear whether they will actually walk off the job.

Even some workers at the French institution making Olympic medals went on strike in recent weeks, demanding better recognition and higher pay.

It’s not just labor strikes. As protests engulf college campuses across the United States, outrage over Israel’s war in Gaza has sparked protests in Paris for days, including at the prestigious Sciences Po and Sorbonne universities.

On Wednesday, demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and raised signs calling for boycotting Israel at the Olympics.

Marie Rieth said she joined the march in Paris because “it’s abominable what’s happened in Gaza for seven months, and we find it disturbing what is happening to silence the voices of support for Palestine.”

“And we personally know Gazans who could have been killed under the bombs. … Those we know have gotten out,” she added. “They lost everything.”

The head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, Tony Estanguet, has said he hopes sports, not politics, will dominate the Games this summer, even as he acknowledged that “the international context is particularly tense today.”

He has also called for a domestic truce for the Olympics, and said officials were working to address social issues. “I would like for us to welcome the whole world in the best conditions and that we don’t ruin the party,” he said .

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