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No tents, no motor homes in Eze or Turini on all the passes used by the runners for the second stage of the Tour de France in the hinterland of Nice. Over the 186 km with three passes, including a second category in the hinterland of Nice, the gendarmes have cleaned up, with the aim of keeping the public at a distance, which, in normal times, forms real clusters of people on these roads. of Mountain.
Measures "adapted" from one site to another
"Access to the pass will be possible on foot wearing a mask, so there are relatively restrictive special conditions," recalls Lieutenant Colonel Dominique Blasius at the microphone of Europe 1. "From one site to another , the measures are adapted, of course, to the configuration of the premises, "he specifies, however.
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14,000 gendarmes deployed
In addition to controlling access, the gendarmes are also present to enforce barrier gestures, and remind them that masks are compulsory. Their mission on the Tour route is also to prevent accidents. "When passing the tour or the caravan, you have to be careful: do not cross, hold your children by the hand, watch out for animals that can cross as the caravan passes by ... all these messages are broadcast", details Colonel Jacques Dahan of the Sirpa national gendarmerie.
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In total, 14,000 gendarmes are engaged on the route du Tour.