Photos: Tour de France riders tear gassed during farmer protest

MARCO BERTORELLO

Great Britain's Geraint Thomas cleans his eyes after tear gas was used during a farmers' protest who attempted to blockthe route during the 16th stage of the Tour de France.The race was halted for several minutes. (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

JEFF PACHOUD

A gendarme (L) sprays tear gas at protesters (R, some hidden) as other gendarmes remove haystacks from the route, during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

MARCO BERTORELLO

TOPSHOT - Riders react after riding through tear gas during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

JEFF PACHOUD

Gendarmes detain a protester as Great Britain's Geraint Thomas (R), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and the pack ride behind, during a farmers' protest in the 16th stage of the 1 the Tour de France. (JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

JEFF PACHOUD

Riders of the pack wait for the race to resume, after the General Director of the Tour de France halted it, following a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

MARCO BERTORELLO

TOPSHOT - Riders clean their eyes after tear gas was used during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

JEFF PACHOUD

Gendarmes (L and R) hold back protesters with a flock of sheep, during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route with haystacks and sheep, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

MARCO BERTORELLO

TOPSHOT - Gendarmes look on as protester holds a placard reading "For the Piege region to live" during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

MARCO BERTORELLO

Riders clean their stinging eyes after tear gas was used during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

MARCO BERTORELLO

Protesters place a placard reading "For the Piege region to live" on a tractor during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

JEFF PACHOUD

Gendarmes remove haystacks from the route as the pack rides behind, during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

JEFF PACHOUD

Gendarmes detain a protester (Bottom), during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

MARCO BERTORELLO

Great Britain's Geraint Thomas (C), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and riders of the pack wait for the race to resume, after the General Director of the Tour de France halted it, following a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

JEFF PACHOUD

TOPSHOT - A gendarme (L) sprays tear gas at protesters (R) as other gendarmes remove haystacks from the route, during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

MARCO BERTORELLO

Riders of the pack wait for the race to resume, after General Director of the Tour de France, France's Christian Prudhomme (Front R) halted it, following a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

JEFF PACHOUD

Gendarmes detain protesters during a farmers' protest who attempted to block the stage's route, during the 16th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, on July 24, 2018. - The race was halted for several minutes on July 24 after tear gas was used as protesting farmers attempted to block the route. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

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