“Gendarmerie and police will be present to prevent spectators crowding the lanes, we will spread people out,” Bernard Gonzales, Préfet of the Alpes-Maritimes département said during a press conference on Thursday afternoon.`
He was flanked by the Mayor of nice Christian Estrosi and Tour boss Christian Prudhomme.
Vehicles would not be allowed in to access the area, the Prefect added.
“The depart will take place in large bubbles.. almost behind closed doors,” Gonzales said, adding that Nice had gone into a “red zone” this morning and that the Tour organisers were not caught off guard.
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With the race set to start in just a couple of days, France has seen a spike in coronavirus rates. Health authorities recorded 5,429 new cases of the virus in 24 hours on Wednesday – a tally unseen since mid April when the country was on a strict, nationwide lockdown.
Tour de France spectators must be masked to watch the race.
Should have been canceled. All down to money. Even the Olympics were cancelled for this year. What’s wrong with Macron, has he no backbone at all?