Tour De France Briefly Derailed After Police Accidentally Release Tear Gas On The Peloton
by Patrick Redford from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3VGED)
French farmers staged a protest during Stage 16 of the Tour de France this morning, reportedly over reduced funding from the European Union. About 29 kilometers into the stage at Carcassonne, in the south of France, they tossed hay bales onto the road and brought the race to a halt for 15 minutes. Police subdued"