They arrest the man who threw potatoes at Pogačar and Vingegaard: ‘He spent the day drunk’

As soon as the 14th stage of the Tour ended this Saturday, with Tadej Pogačar winning and the Slovenian taking overall victory (he left Jonas Vingegaard at 1:57), an image began to spread on social media. A man wearing a hat and with a flag tied to his neck appeared and threw French fries to no avail. in the face of the UAE and the horseman of Visma at the moment when the great battle broke out in the last port of the day, Saint-Lary-Soulan. In accordance with Le ParisienThe perpetrator, a Frenchman born in 1992, is in police custody and will be questioned this Sunday.

“It was a wonderful day of the Tour de France, with parties, meetings and cycling fans. before this stupid gestureI was with a group of very good friends who were also cycling enthusiasts like us. We got to know each other well, talked about everything, but one day there was a drunken afternoon,” he describes. Alexis, a witness to the whole incident, in the aforementioned French newspaper. According to the department, the perpetrator was arrested for “aggravated violence” after a police officer pushed him off the road. The cycling union CPA has already announced that it will sue the fan. In accordance with Le ParisienASO, the organizer of the Tour, will not do this.

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