A Tour de France with social distancing. This year, the competition will be commented on from Paris on the antennas of France Televisions, the public audiovisual group told AFP on Friday. Alexandre Pasteur, Marion Rousse and Laurent Jalabert will comment in the cabin from Paris on this Great Loop, the start of which has been postponed to August 29 for health reasons, and the caravan of which has been reduced. Franck Ferrand will take charge of the history and heritage part for the fourth consecutive season.
Thierry Adam and Thomas Voeckler will still be on their motorcycles near the riders, accompanied by Nicolas Geay and Rodolphe Gaudin for the riders' interviews. The Vélo Club daily will also be presented from Paris, by Laurent Luyat.
"It will also be frustrating for the atmosphere"
"We know that this year it will be special with the runners who will be put in a bubble", commented Marion Rousse in the Dauphiné liberated. "Fortunately, I had the chance to do a lot of reconnaissance of the stages in the Alps and the Pyrenees so it won't be too crippling because I have the course well in mind".
"On the other hand, with Alexandre Pasteur, we used to take a hotel 60 km from the finish to be able to recognize the end of the stage, which is ideal for our comments", continued the commentator and champion of France on the road 2012. “It will also be frustrating for the atmosphere. I love going to the finish line to make our targets and meet people ”.
Broadcast on Eurosport
"The phones will work," said Marion Rousse. “I have a lot of contact with the runners or the sports directors. The day before qualifying, I often call them to find out which gear they are going to use, to identify what they think of the course. So I'm going to do my job the same way, but it's clear that it won't have the same flavor ”.
The Tour de France is also broadcast on Eurosport, commented by Guillaume Di Grazia, Louis-Pierre Frileux and Colin Bourgeat, accompanied by David Moncoutié.
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