Victor Chabert (special envoy to Lourdes) 6:19 a.m., July 21, 2022
Emmanuel Macron will be present on the Tour de France this Thursday, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, a department to which he is very attached.
If this is a traditional sequence for the Presidents of the Republic, the Élysée also wants to take the opportunity to mark the preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
This Thursday, Emmanuel Macron is in the Hautes-Pyrénées and will be present on the Tour de France.
Since General de Gaulle in 1960, it has become a tradition during which the Presidents of the Republic go to greet the riders, the organizers and the public of the Tour de France.
Emmanuel Macron is therefore no exception to the rule.
But before, the Head of State has a busy schedule.
Sports factory, meeting of breeders and walkabout
This Thursday morning, the President of the Republic will go to Tarbes, to the sports factory.
It is a former industrial site converted into a multisport complex, which has become a preparation center for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. According to the Elysée, a symbol of the strengthening of equipment, as desired by Emmanuel Macron for the event.
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The Head of State will then discuss with breeders in Argeles-Gazost.
The latter protest against the presence of wolves, responsible for several attacks on their herds.
An opportunity also to recall the importance of the natural heritage, while in Gironde, the fires are still raging, after more than a week of fierce fight against the flames.
After a walkabout in this village crossed by the stage of the day, Emmanuel Macron will join the car of the director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, to attend the arrival and the presentation of the trophies.