Protesters halt Armstrong, rest of Tour
Demonstration held in support of jailed farmers’ union leader Bove
MARSEILLE, France, July 15 — Demonstrators supporting jailed farmers’ union leader Jose Bove stopped Tour de France leader Lance Armstrong in his tracks during the 219.5-km 10th stage to Marseille on Tuesday.
THE SMALL GROUP of protestors sat down in the middle of the road as the peloton approached, some 70 km from the finish in Marseille.
Police moved in quickly to drag them out of the way and the bunch continued after a delay of two minutes.
An escape group of nine lowly-placed riders had already built up a lead of around 20 minutes.
Demonstration held in support of jailed farmers’ union leader Bove
MARSEILLE, France, July 15 — Demonstrators supporting jailed farmers’ union leader Jose Bove stopped Tour de France leader Lance Armstrong in his tracks during the 219.5-km 10th stage to Marseille on Tuesday.
THE SMALL GROUP of protestors sat down in the middle of the road as the peloton approached, some 70 km from the finish in Marseille.
Police moved in quickly to drag them out of the way and the bunch continued after a delay of two minutes.
An escape group of nine lowly-placed riders had already built up a lead of around 20 minutes.