French farmers threaten to blockade Tour de France

[Grizzly Adams]

Over wolf attacks on their livestock. French farmers love to blockade.

Tour de France heads off farmers' protest over wolves

GRENOBLE - The Associated Press | 7/13/2005 12:00:00 AM |

The Tour de France modified the start of Tuesday's 10th stage to head off farmers who planned to block the riders to protest wolf attacks on their sheep and cows.The race was meant to start in

The Tour de France modified the start of Tuesday's 10th stage to head off farmers who planned to block the riders to protest wolf attacks on their sheep and cows.

The race was meant to start in Grenoble. Instead, it will start 11.5 kilometers (7.1 miles) away in Brignoud, after being held up for a few minutes to allow farmers to demonstrate, Tour organizers said Monday after talks with livestock rearers' representatives.

Initially, farmers had planned to block the race along the route to the ski station of Courchevel to protest attacks on their herds by wolves in the Alps, organizers said.

"Through this compromise, Tour de France organizers wanted to show their solidarity with the rural world," they said in statement.

The stage was meant to be raced over 192.5 kilometers (119.6-mile), but that will now be shortened to 181 kilometers (112.5 miles)



Grizz

[Okotokian]

Sounds like they want compensation. They would get along well with a lot of our ranchers. wolves, elk, Cut some cheques.