The end of the Tour de France?

tour de franc by malias

Mariage gay: avec le “Tour pour tous”, des opposants veulent s’en prendre au Tour de France
[Via Huffington Post/France]

Bien que la loi autorisant le mariage homosexuel a été publiée au Journal officiel le 18 mai, ses opposants continuent à mener des actions de plus belle. Et c’est nouveau, ils s’en prennent désormais aux grands évènements sportifs.

Ainsi, après avoir perturbé la finale masculine de Roland-Garros dimanche (voir plus bas), voici que des anti-mariage gay menacent maintenant le Tour de France cycliste, rapporte France Info.

Une action, baptisée “Le Tour pour tous”, a été initiée sur les réseaux sociaux par Samuel Lafont, qui se présente comme “conseiller national UMP” sur Twitter et qui apparaît comme un fervent contempteur du mariage pour tous. Avec ce nouveau mouvement, celui-ci compte perturber chaque étape du Tour 2013, qui partira le 29 juin de Porto-Vecchio en Corse.

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This translates – viaGoogle – into:

Although the law allowing gay marriage was gazetted on May 18, opponents continue to take action than ever. And it’s new, they are now targeting the major sporting events.

Thus, having disrupted the men’s final at Roland Garros Sunday (see below), here as anti-gay marriage now threaten the Tour de France, France Info reported.

Action, called “The Tower for all”, was initiated on social networks by Samuel Lafont, who presents himself as “UMP National Council” on Twitter and appears as a fervent hater of marriage for all. With this new movement, it has disturbing each stage of the Tour in 2013, which starts June 29 in Porto-Vecchio in Corsica.

Riders in the Tour risk their lives riding at high speed just inches from people. That is what makes it so exciting for the millions who stand there for hours.

Now they have to worry about lunatics jumping out with flares to protest.

Some of the most spectacular spills happened when a fan accidentally touched a racer.Like here:

Or when a car hits them:

Every year riders get hurt becuase of road hazards like dogs:

If these protests put the riders’ safety in peril, it could lead to the end of one of the great aspects of road racing.

And that would be a shame.