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By Michael Sheils McNamee, BBC information
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French bike owner Julien Bernard has issued a light-hearted apology after being fined for kissing his spouse throughout a Tour de France time trial.
The Lidl-Trek rider was ordered to pay 200 Swiss francs (223 {dollars}) to the Worldwide Biking Union (UCI) for briefly stopping in the course of the race’s seventh stage.
The umbrella organisation stated the effective was imposed for “inappropriate or improper behaviour in the course of the race and harm to the picture of the game”.
Bernard apologized to the UCI on social media for “damaging the picture of the game” however stated he was ready to pay the effective “day-after-day and relive this second”.
The seventh stage of the Tour de France is a brief stage of 23.3 km (14.5 miles) and is certainly one of two time trials within the race, the place cyclists race in opposition to the clock to realize one of the best time.
The climb takes place within the well-known wine area of Burgundy. In keeping with Biking Information, Bernard was solely half-hour away from his residence when he was met by his supporters.
When he reached the highest of a climb, his mates ran to him with indicators and his spouse stepped ahead, at which level she gave him a fast kiss whereas holding their son, who was sporting a duplicate biking jersey.
Earlier within the race, Italian bike owner Davide Ballerini was fined the identical quantity and for breaking the identical rule after he stopped to look at Britain’s Mark Cavendish take a document thirty fifth Tour de France stage win.
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Julien Bernard stated he was blissful to pay the effective for the second he had together with his spouse
In a tv interview after the stage, Bernard stated that assembly his family members had been a novel second in his profession and that he had labored laborious earlier within the stage to have sufficient time.
“It was completely unbelievable. My spouse has been organizing this for just a few weeks with some mates and he or she has performed a extremely nice job,” he stated.
“Throughout a time trial you might have time to get pleasure from. It is these moments that preserve me going and biking.”
Bike owner Julien Bernard fined for kissing lady throughout Tour de France
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