Tour de France SABOTAGED as fuming rider blasts ‘morons’ after he is left with popped tyre
A Tour de France rider was left fuming after idiots sabotaged his race.
Lilian Calmejane tweeted a video of his punctured tyres covered in tacks.
Merci pour ce genre de connerie humaine … je pense ne pas avoir été le seul victime de crevaison dans le final … sachez qu’on peut tomber et se faire très mal avec vos conneries bande d’abrutis …
— Lilian Calmejane (@L_Calmejane) July 2, 2023pic.twitter.com/IoTMolFKgO
He wrote: “Thank you for this kind of human bulls***…
“I don’t think I was the only victim of a puncture in the end…
“Know that you can fall and get really hurt with your bulls*** you morons…”
As many as 20 flat tyres were reported on the Basque stage of the Tour from Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastian.
The issue, around 45km from the end of the stage, reportedly affected former world champion Mads Pedersen and Australian domestique Luke Durbridge.
Sadly, the throwing of tacks has not been a rarity at the Tour de France in recent years.
Last year, carpet tacks were found near the top of the Aubisque climb in the Pyrenees and removed by fans.
And in 2012, Bradley Wiggins suffered a puncture as a result of tacks being thrown across the road on the Mur de Peguere descent.
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Other riders that year were even more unlucky, with Astana’s Robert Kiserloviski breaking his collar bone after crashing in the confusion.
But other than the tack incident, the Basque stage has been a roaring success.
Brit Mark Cavendish, 38, has been among those praising the passion of the local fans.
He said: “Incredible. I never thought in my career I’d race in Pais Vasco but it has been incredible.
“In the Pyrenees you get the Basque fans and they are the most incredible in the world. It’s been difficult.
“It’s a hard place to ride a bike but I’ve loved it, it’s been so nice.
“Trying to absorb it, what a way to finish the Grand Depart of my last Tour de France.
“[The fans] they’re just into it and it’s not for anyone in particular, it’s for the whole race. You feel like a hero around them. It’s incredible.
“They’ll cheer anyone… don’t know if I can say… sometimes they give a little push! But it’s like a party.”