French Wildfires Force Evacuations, Threaten Tour de France Stage
Wildfires in the French Pyrenees have spread across 1,500 hectares, threatening the third stage of the Tour de France and forcing officials to ban spectators from the route. Thousands have been evacuated, and two people are in critical condition due to the blazes, with one report confirming 10,000 people evacuated.
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Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people
Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.
Read full article →Tour de France stage under threat due to forest fires: official
Forest fires ravaging a region in southern France are threatening a stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with a decision to be taken later in the day over whether the stage goes ahead, a top local official said Sunday.
By FRANCE 24
Read full article →French wildfires threaten cancellation of Tour de France third stage
Race director Christian Prudhomme says the route could be adapted if necessary with the blaze 60 kilometres away from the third stage’s finish line in Les Angles
By Gilles Guillaume
Read full article →Wildfires: No spectators on French part of Tour de France stage three
The third stage of the Tour de France is set to take place without spectators in its French part due to wildfires, organizers said on Monday. The stage over 196 kilometres is scheduled to go from Spain's Granollers to Les Angles in southern France.
Read full article →French wildfires force officials to ban public from Tour de France's third stage
By Gilles Guillaume and America Hernandez
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