The Tour de France will face its eighth stage this Saturday, which will connect the towns of Semur-En-Auxoix and Colombey-les-deux-Égliseswhere a battle is expected between the adventurers who will seek to make the escape fruitful and the ‘sprinters’ team who want another massive arrival.
The day was marked by Remco Evenepoel’s victory in the time trial on Friday, but also by the punishment of Julien Bernard.
The French cyclist was fined 200 Swiss francs (205 euros) of the International Cycling Union (UCI) after stopping to kiss his wife during a time trial.
Fifteen minutes after the start, The runner stopped to kiss his wife and son, who were standing on the road. to a group of family and friends.
The UCI said in a statement that Bernard’s behavior was inappropriate and tarnished the sport’s image, a decision that angered Pedro Delgado.
“Anger at the UCI. The guys from VAR should be in the BAR sometime, because Julien Bernard is being punished for the damage to the image of cycling with these images, it is worth looking at” the TVE commentator wrote on his Twitter account.
“I’m sorry UCI for damaging the image of the sport. But I am ready to pay 200 Swiss francs every day and relive this moment“wrote the cyclist on Twitter.
In a television interview, Bernard said that meeting his loved ones It was a unique moment in his career.
“It’s really incredible. My husband has been organizing it with some friends for a few weeks. and he did a very good job. In a time trial you have time to have fun. It’s these moments that keep me going and pedaling” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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