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French clamp down on ninjas.

16-06-2011 10:17am

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BIKERADAR wrote:

Alberto Contador's reconnaissance of the Alpine stages of the 2011 Tour de France was interrupted today when French police stopped him for failing to have lights on his bicycle on the descent of the Col du Galibier.

According to the Associated Press, Contador was unable to convince the officer that his team car would adequately light the way in the sometimes long and dark tunnels that are featured along the route. He eventually had to give up and put his bike in the car.

The Spaniard is looking to defend his 2010 Tour title in July, even in light of the pending arbitration hearing over his Clenbuterol positive in last year's race.

He has been training for the past two days in the French Alps in preparation for the race, which begins July 2.

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#2 16-06-2011 10:53am

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And rightly so, glad to see no one is above the law in the world of cycling :pac:

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#3 16-06-2011 10:56am

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Did they fine him and took point out of his licence? :pac:

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#4 16-06-2011 11:11am

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I reckon he'll be banned for two years for this.

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#5 16-06-2011 12:32pm

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Thousands of cyclists go through those tunnels without lights. The Gendarme must be a Schleck fan.

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#6 16-06-2011 12:41pm

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I'll bet he didn't have a bell on the handlebars either!

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#7 16-06-2011 1:26pm

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Out with the red spray cans, I reckon

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#8 16-06-2011 2:26pm

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good on them, he's clearly a **** ninja if they spotted him in the first place

nothing worse than half baked amateur ninja attempts

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#9 16-06-2011 2:52pm

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The Swiss Police are falling down on the job. :pac:

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