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| Froome urine attack mars Cummings's historic Tour victory |
| 2015-07-19 |
| [NEWS.YAHOO] Race leader Chris Froome was doused with urine by a spectator as a fresh scandal engulfed the Tour de La Belle France on Saturday. The incident overshadowed what had been a historic first victory for Stephen Cummings and his South African MTN-Qhubeka team on Nelson Mandela Day. Froome hit out at certain media for "irresponsible reporting" of his and his Sky team's success on the Tour so far, blaming them for setting the "tone" that led to Saturday's attack. Speaking after the 178.5km 14th stage from Rodez to Mende, Froome pulled no punches. "A spectator about 50-60km into the race threw a cup of urine over me, shouting 'dope' (doped)," said Froome. "It's unacceptable on so many levels. We're professionals, we work really hard for what we do and for someone to come and do that, it's not what we're here for." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 It's stoppable. Everytime you catch someone doing something like this, just have the police burn them alive on camera. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2015-07-19 23:35 |
| #2 A few years ago some moron tossed fifty + tacks onto the road, about twelve riders got flats. Since there's so much open space, it's difficult to impossible to prevent this kind of thing from happening. |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-07-19 10:54 |
| #1 It's always about race. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-07-19 00:36 |