Tour de France security take down another stage finish infiltrator in Valence

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Man tried to cycle across the finish line minutes before Jonathan Milan won the stage

A French Republican Security Corps (CRS - Compagnies Republicaines de Securite) officer and a Tour de France staff member prepare to intercept an individual attempting to cycle across the finish line minutes before the final sprint of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 160.4 km between Bollene and Valence, southern France, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
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For the second time during the 2025 Tour de France, Stéphane Boury, the general commissioner for race organisers ASO, has had to tackle someone at the finish line.

Last week at the finish of stage 11 in Toulouse, Boury pushed a protester out of the way just as stage winner Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) and breakaway companion Mauro Schmid (Jayco-AlUla) were arriving.

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A French Republican Security Corps (CRS - Compagnies Republicaines de Securite) officer tackles an individual attempting to cycle across the finish line minutes before the final sprint of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 160.4 km between Bollene and Valence, southern France, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

(Image credit: Getty Images)

A French Republican Security Corps (CRS - Compagnies Republicaines de Securite) officer tackles an individual attempting to cycle across the finish line minutes before the final sprint of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 160.4 km between Bollene and Valence, southern France, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

(Image credit: Getty Images)

A French Republican Security Corps (CRS - Compagnies Republicaines de Securite) officer tackles an individual attempting to cycle across the finish line minutes before the final sprint of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 160.4 km between Bollene and Valence, southern France, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

(Image credit: Getty Images)

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Laura Weislo is a Cyclingnews veteran of 20 years. Having joined in 2006, Laura extensively covered the Operacion Puerto doping scandal, the years-long conflict between the UCI and the Tour de France organisers ASO over the creation of the WorldTour, and the downfall of Lance Armstrong and his lifetime ban for doping. As Managing Editor, Laura coordinates coverage for North American events and global news.

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