Crashes during the stage included overall favourites Thomas and Fuglsang, with the latter forced to abandon. Anti-government protesters hit the streets in France again on Saturday in a key test of President Emmanuel Macron's authority. [17] With their absence, the Tour was expected to be a more open race,[18][19][20] with Thomas and Bernal as the leading contenders. First published on Tue 17 Dec 2019 13.41 EST. Thomas, Egan Bernal, Alaphilippe and Bardet maintained their position at the front of the race, amongst a reduced bunch. Caleb Ewan of Lotto–Soudal won the most stages, with three. Peter Sagan and Tim Wellens (Lotto–Soudal) took the green and polka dot jerseys respectively. [104], The classification for the teams was calculated by adding together the times of the first three cyclists of a team on each stage; the leading team was the one with the lowest cumulative time. [104], There was also a mountains classification. Paris, France. After three Alpine stages, an air transfer moved the Tour to the outskirts of Paris, ending with the Champs-Élysées stage. Police said they had charged after coming under a hail of paving stones and missiles. Against expectations, he held the yellow jersey for the next eleven stages, including the Pyrenees, before losing it to Bernal on the second day in the Alps, stage 19, which was shortened by inclement weather. [99] The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and was identified with a green jersey. Élisabeth Borne, the minister for ecological transition, said the deliberate electricity cuts were “unacceptable”. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck–Quick-Step took the lead of the race following his victory of stage 3. While many voters agree the pensions system should be changed, they are not sure the pro-business president can be trusted to do it. The transitional stage 7 moved the Tour south-west and towards the Massif Central highland region, with stage 8 ending in the city of Saint-Étienne. Bernal held his lead in the final two stages to win the Tour. But unions say introducing a universal system for all will mean millions of workers in both the public and private sectors must work beyond the legal retirement age of 62 or face a severe drop in the value of their pensions. In Paris, police briefly fired teargas during skirmishes with black-clad protesters on the edges of the trade union-led march in the early afternoon. All rights reserved. Ministers argue the new system will be fairer overall, especially for women on low pensions who take time out of work to have and raise children. [118], The points accrued by Egan Bernal moved him from 23rd to 6th in the individual World Ranking and from ninth to second in the Stage Race World Ranking. The 2019 Tour de France was the 106th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. In hilly stages, the winner gained 30 points, also down to 2 points. The 2019–20 Algerian protests, also called Revolution of Smiles or Hirak Movement, began on ... "France is scared that if Algeria takes its independence it would ask for compensation for the metal it used to build the Eiffel tower" "Allo Allo Macron, the grandchildren of November '54 are back" In reaction to calls by Gaid Salah to apply article 102 of the constitution, so the leader of the upper house would take over … In 1995 an attempt by the ex-president Jacques Chirac and his prime minister, Alain Juppé, to reform pensions led to three weeks of crippling strikes and the government ended up backing down. G7 Finance Ministers meeting: what are the outcomes? The French prime minister, Édouard Philippe, who will meet union leaders on Wednesday, told the national assembly on Tuesday the government would not cave in on the controversial pension reforms, which he said were aimed at introducing a “universal” system. The first three riders received 10, 6, and 4 seconds, respectively. The G7 Summit organized by France in Biarritz has successfully produced agreements on several points summarized here. [100] In an effort to animate racing in the general classification, time bonuses of 8, 5, and 2 seconds respectively were also awarded for the first three riders across a mountain summit, given out on eight climbs. [99] The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey. A nationwide transport strike brought much of France to a standstill and was expected to continue for the next few days as unions dug in, saying the president’s pension changes would force millions of people to work longer or receive lower payments. Collectif Stop Islamisme. He said the CGT was taking “this action ... because there’s no question of taking an unprecedented step backwards on pensions”. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. [99] Time bonuses (time subtracted) were awarded at the end of every stage apart from the time trial stages. [61] The following day's flat stage ended in a bunch sprint won by Elia Viviani. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type, and sprints, with the first fifteen places in all receiving points. The walkouts are part of a continuing battle by workers across all sectors, but particularly those working in public transport, against the government’s proposed pension reforms. [107] The overall winner of the general classification received €500,000, with the second and third placed riders getting €200,000 and €100,000 respectively. [95] A group of 29 riders established a two-and-a-half minute lead over the peloton, before being vastly reduced to six on the early slopes of the Val Thorens climb. Find out more here. [48][53], The inclement weather also caused the penultimate stage to be reduced in length beforehand,[95] from 130 km (81 mi) to 59.5 km (37 mi),[48][58] bypassing the first-category Cormet de Roselend and the second-category Côte de Longefoy, with the only climb being the hors catégorie-rated one to Val Thorens at the finish. Transport workers bring country to standstill amid anger over pension changes, Thu 5 Dec 2019 13.45 EST A total of 176 riders from 22 teams participated in the race. French authorities said there were 615,000 protesters on the streets across France on Tuesday, compared with 806,000 on 5 December, the first … Mountains ranked hors catégorie gave 20 points to the first rider to cross the summit, down to 2 points to the 8th cyclist. [98] The Movistar Team squad finished as the winners of the team classification, 47' 54" ahead of second-placed Trek–Segafredo. Americans don't protest in the streets like the French do — yet ǀ View. [65] The final 500 m (1,640 ft) also proved to be a difficulty for general classification contenders Vincenzo Nibali, Richie Porte and Romain Bardet, who lost time on the climb. [96], The final stage in Paris was won by Ewan in a bunch sprint on the Champs-Élysées, his third win and the most of any rider in this edition of the race. Some protesters set fire to a storage trailer, smashed windows and a bus shelter, and overturned cars. Thousands of French hospital workers protest years of cutbacks, Hundreds of people protest in Paris against violence towards women, Police clash with demonstrators as yellow-vest protests reach six-month mark, Baaa-ccalauréat! [27] His only result of note before the Tour was a third-place overall finish at the Tour de Romandie in early May. Although he was third overall behind teammate and winner Geraint Thomas in the previous year's Tour, Froome was considered the 2019 Tour favourite before his crash. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines. The 2019 edition of the Tour de France consisted of 22 teams. [4][5] The presentation of the teams – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place in front of a crowd of 75,000 on the Grand Place square in Brussels, Belgium, on 4 July, two days before the opening stage. [12][13] Prior to Froome's withdrawal, there was no official announcement by Team Ineos on leadership for the Tour,[14] which could have potentially been shared between himself, Thomas and Egan Bernal. The number of stage victories and placings per team would have determined the outcome of a tie. Following this, a leading trio emerged, consisting of Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb), Tiesj Benoot (Lotto–Soudal) and Daryl Impey (Mitchelton–Scott). “”We consider it’s not spite, but a way for RTE staff to show that if there’s electricity in this country it’s because they go to work every day,” Casanova added. There were 27 arrests by late afternoon. [25], Other riders expected to place high in the general classification were Emanuel Buchmann (Bora–Hansgrohe), Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates), Enric Mas (Deceuninck–Quick-Step), Richie Porte (Trek–Segafredo), Rigoberto Urán and Tejay van Garderen (both EF Education First), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) and Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha–Alpecin). The overall general classification was won for the first time by a Latin American rider, Egan Bernal of Team Ineos. [21][24] His best overall result in the Tour so far had been in 2017,[36] when he finished fourth riding as a domestique to Froome. Ciccone's lead of the Tour lasted two stages, before Alaphilippe retook it after stage 8. [49] There were two time trial events, stage 2's 27.6 km (17 mi) team time trial and stage 13's 27.2 km (17 mi) individual time trial. G7 Environment Ministers meeting: what are the outcomes? ", "Who are the favourites for the green jersey at the Tour de France 2019? Most stages of the race included one or more categorised climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. Protesters blockaded bus depots until they were dispersed by police. Thu 5 Dec 2019 13.45 EST First published on Thu 5 Dec 2019 11.50 EST. [100] Of the 176 starters, 48 were eligible. [49], Four main individual classifications and a team competition were contested in the race. French labour unions were divided about the future of the social movement after the government offered to temporarily scrap a controversial part of its pension reform. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible. [68] The Tour began its traverse of the Massif Central with stage 8; with close to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) of elevation gain, it was seen before the race as a potential win from a breakaway,[55] which on the day had four riders. On Monday, hundreds of hospital doctors threatened to resign in a separate funding row. [32][33], Bardet had finished on the podium twice in his career, second in 2016 and third in 2017. [82], On stage 14, the last of the breakaway riders were caught by the leading group of general classification contenders at 10 km (6.2 mi) before the finish atop the hors catégorie Col du Tourmalet. How successful was the December 5th strike in France? [64] The mountainous stage 6 saw a 14-strong breakaway gain a lead of more than 8 minutes. In the Tour, he was to share the leadership with Thomas according to the team,[31] although some in the media expected an internal battle between the two. • This article was amended on 19 December 2019. [37], Veteran rider Nibali had no wins so far in 2019, but placed second overall at the Giro and was considered to be a danger due to his experience.

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