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A protester opposing Israel’s involvement within the Tour de France was swiftly apprehended after making an attempt to disrupt the distinguished biking race.
The person jumped a barricade close to the end line and ran towards the racers, reportedly shouting objections to Israel’s participation and carrying unidentified gadgets.
Safety personnel acted swiftly with one guard intercepting the protester simply 25 meters from the end line, tackling him after which forcefully throwing him again over the barrier into the group.
The dramatic second unfolded throughout Stage 11 of the three-week competitors as main cyclists neared the tip of the 97.5-mile route round Toulouse in southern France.
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(L-R) Stage winner Jonas Abrahamsen of Norway and Group Uno-X Mobility and Mauro Schmid of Switzerland and Group Jayco AlUla dash to the end line throughout the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 11, in Toulouse, France. (Dario Belingheri/Getty Photos)
Video footage of the incident rapidly unfold on-line, exhibiting the person sporting a shirt that stated “Israel out of the Tour” and holding a keffiyeh, a shawl generally related to assist for the Palestinian trigger.
“These pro-Palestinians actually are the worst individuals. Think about losing your life doing this,” one individual commented on the video.
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Tim Merlier of Belgium and Group Soudal Fast-Step celebrates on the end line as a stage winner July 13, 2025, in Chateauroux, France. (Tim de Waele/Getty Photos)
“Tour de France safety wasn’t taking part in — an anti-Israel protester ran onto the observe, however bought tackled, ear-grabbed, and cleared in a single swift transfer,” one other individual commented.
The protest occurred after the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) motion labeled the Israel Premier-Tech staff “Group Genocide” and known as for non-violent demonstrations at main biking occasions the place the staff competes, together with the Giro d’Italia, Vuelta a España and Tour de France.
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Followers wave flags throughout the staff presentation earlier than the 112th Tour de France July 3, 2025, in Lille, France. (Tim de Waele/Getty Photos)
The group known as for extra “peaceable protests” alongside the route.
“Let’s make sure the roads are closed to perpetrators of genocide,” the group stated on its website.
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The Tour de France, made up of 21 levels, will conclude July 27 alongside the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Tour de France for remark however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
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