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DIJON, France (Velo) — Julien Bernard soaked up the crowds on house roads in Friday’s Tour de France time trial and even stopped for a second in the course of the stage to kiss his spouse and baby.
The touching second was a success for hundreds of cheering followers alongside the street, however the UCI race jury didn’t take kindly to outpouring of emotion in the course of the race.
The UCI jury cited rule Article 2.12.007-8.6 and fined him 200CHF for “unseemly or inappropriate habits in the course of the race and injury to the picture of sport,” however sources stated the quotation was partially as a result of Bernard briefly stopped in the course of the stage to go to household.
The Lidl-Trek rider informed ITV that he pushed extra-hard within the opening a part of the 25.3km time trial so he would have loads of time to cease for a fast go to and nonetheless make it safely inside the time minimize.
“I knew my spouse and my associates did one thing on the climb, and I used to be wanting ahead to seeing them,” Bernard informed ITV. “I wished to take pleasure in each second on this climb and I began fairly quick the TT, and I wished to take pleasure in everybody second with my pal and household. It was dream second for me.”
Bernard lives and trains within the area, and hit the crowd-lined climb halfway via the course waving to the followers and doing high-fives with household and associates lining the route.
The 32-year-old rode right into a wall of cheering followers and even stopped briefly to kiss his spouse and two-year-old son earlier than pedaling on.
“I pushed a special energy firstly to have the time to take pleasure in this second. Usually I’d go fairly conservative on the TT, and I pushed fairly laborious to have this time on the highest,” Bernard stated.
“Since I noticed the parcours since final November I knew it will go my coaching street. It could be a problem to be on the Tour with such a aggressive crew,” he stated. “It was an ideal day for me.”
| Julien Bernard rijdt in zijn geboortestreek en neemt alle tijd voor zijn followers en vindt zelfs wat ruimte voor een kus met zijn geliefde. Wat een taferelen! #TDF2024
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— Eurosport Nederland (@Eurosport_NL) July 5, 2024
Tour stage-winner Vauquelin fined
Kevin Vauquelin, a stage-winner in stage 2 on the Tour de France, was additionally fined for an incident in stage 6.
The UCI jury didn’t say what occurred, nevertheless it stated it reviewed replays from Thursday’s stage earlier than handing down a sanction.
The jury fined him 500CHF and penalized him 20 factors in UCI for “assault, intimidation, insults, threats, incorrect behaviour (together with pulling the jersey or saddle of one other rider, blow with the helmet, knee, elbow, shoulder, foot or hand, and many others.), or behaviour that’s indecent or that endangers others.”