A 25-year-old cyclist was the victim of a violent attack on Tuesday, September 13, in Haute-Savoie.

This amateur triathlete was training, cycling, and climbing the Col de Leschaux, reports

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He then heard a car coming behind him.

The vehicle came very close to him.

“And then I felt hands on my shoulder.

He [the passenger in the car] pushed me, I was unbalanced, I couldn't do anything, ”he explains to our colleagues.

An open investigation

Despite his efforts, the athlete cannot avoid the fall.

He scratched himself in several places.

Five days of ITT were prescribed to him.

The young man could not see the occupants of the vehicle, he just remembers a small gray car with a rounded body.

He filed a complaint the next day with the gendarmerie.

An investigation has been opened.

The sportsman quickly got back in the saddle to overcome the trauma.

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