Culture Tour de France cyclist fined for kissing wife and son, says penalty was worthwhile for ‘dream moment’ - The Union Cycliste Internationale is heterophobic

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By Mark Puleo
Jul 6, 2024

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Julien Bernard had a dreamy homecoming Friday. During the stage seven time trial of the Tour de France, held in Bernard’s home region of Burgundy, the French cyclist soaked up his local crowd and shared a costly embrace with his wife and son.

For stopping his ride to kiss his family, Bernard was slapped with a fine of 200 Swiss francs ($223) by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for what the governing body deemed “unseemly or inappropriate behavior during the race and damage to the image of sport.”

The smooch — which drew a rousing ovation from his hundreds of local fans cheering — came in a cinematic moment as Bernard pushed up a steep hill with one arm raised in the air as his friends and family crowded the course, slapping him on the back, waving signs and playing instruments.

In the middle of the pack was his beaming wife carrying their son.

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On social media, Bernard took the fine in jest.

“Sorry UCI for having damaged the image of sport,” Bernard wrote on X. “But I am willing to pay 200 (francs) every day and relive this moment.”

Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel eventually won the hilly 23.5 km (14.6 mile) stage.

Bernard’s time of 32:03 was the 61st fastest time of the stage. His Lidl-Trek teammate Giulio Ciccone finished in 31:19 for 41st in the stage.

Another Lidl-Trek teammate, Toms Skujins, responded to Bernard’s fine with similar sarcastic confusion.

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“I knew my wife and my friends did something on the climb, and I was looking forward to seeing them,” Bernard said in an interview after the trial, later adding, “I wanted to enjoy everyone second with my friend and family. It was dream moment for me.”

“On a time trial, you have time to enjoy yourself. It’s these moments that keep me going and cycling.”

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[Super-Chevy454]

Would they have sing the same song if the cyclist and his family was Muslims?

 

[Megaton Punch]

I thought that was when some retard always has to mention rape every time prison or even jail is brought up? Despite the fact that it almost never occurs but retards get all their life experience from what faggot writers in Hollywood fantasize about in their movie scripts.

No, mutt's law is when...

Oh. You almost got me there. Pretty sneaky, sis.

 

[JosephStalin]

What a bunch of fucking assholes.

 

[Snekposter]

Knew a guy in the Corps who would either run with a lit cigarette in his mouth, but if he was caught, he'd sprint to the half-way mark, smoke it fast, then sprint the rest of the way back; and still make it in time for max points. Dude wants to take a moment for some motivation, let him fucking get it you faguettes.

Reminds me of that eulogy the Terminal Faggot guy gave to his buddy Cone after he got blown up. Would outdrink everyone else every night, wake up for PT still buzzed, and always post the top marks despite that.

 

[Atypical Dog]

For stopping his ride to kiss his family, Bernard was slapped with a fine of 200 Swiss francs ($223) by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for what the governing body deemed “unseemly or inappropriate behavior during the race and damage to the image of sport.”

Cyclists truly are an accursed race. First a bunch of urbanist Karens who demand the handicapping of cars, now against having wives and children. They're administered by people who watch men wearing booty shorts and smashing their package on the little cycle seat for hours on end, totally not gay.

 

[Broadside]

I love how quickly A&H manages to make everything gay. Heterosexual man, athlete, wife, kid, kissing family - 2nd post is immediately about homosexuality, so is the third. Pride month is 12 months a year here.

Because we all know, living in clown world, that the MSM would be fishing and celebrating if he'd kissed his boyfriend to celebrate. Don't even pretend that wouldn't be the case.

 

[SBG]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3g9vwvy430o.amp

A fine for the same amount and for breaking the same rule was given earlier in the race to Italian cyclist Davide Ballerini, after he stopped to watch Britain's Mark Cavendish sprint to a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage victory.

Similar fine was given in the past for guy stopping to watch someone else. Issue seems to be the guy not finishing the race before taking a break to do whatever.

 

[Cap-tan]

I didn't know there was a thing I hate more than cyclists, but now I know there's a governing body of cycling.

 

[Bassomatic]

Wholesome and based.

We finally find a guy worthy of a go fund me but he's a real man, husband and father and eats the cost himself.

Semper fi dude.

 

[kcbbq]

I didn't know there was a thing I hate more than cyclists, but now I know there's a governing body.

They dictate what is and isn't a bicycle, and if you want to enter even a bike shop's parking lot race you can't unless there's a UCI sticker on the bike certifying it is one. They and their gay rainbow logo have weaseled their way into everything now including BMX and mountain biking.

All you need to know about the UCI is Lance Armstrong can still show up anywhere he wants in his UCI rainbow world champion's jersey because he won that before he started cheating and they have no way of taking it back despite it making the organization look silly.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

“unseemly or inappropriate behavior during the race and damage to the image of sport.”

But if he was sucking cock then they'd give him deafening applause.

 

[JoseRaulChupacabra]

Being French and a cyclist is essentially being twice the degenerate.

Jacques Anquetil, a French cyclist, stole his doctor's wife, who was 7 years older than him. When she couldn't get pregnant, she offered to have her daughter get pregnant. Which she did.

 

[Akumaten]

And France wonders why it is being rotted from the inside by leftists and fags.

 

[Snekposter]

Being French and a cyclist is essentially being twice the degenerate.

Jacques Anquetil, a French cyclist, stole his doctor's wife, who was 7 years older than him. When she couldn't get pregnant, she offered to have her daughter get pregnant. Which she did.

"First of all, the only thing France "deserves" is a nuclear holocaust..."

 

[Mexican_Wizard_711]

"First of all, the only thing France "deserves" is a nuclear holocaust..."

How you feel about France, is how I feel about the United States

 

[Snekposter]

How you feel about France, is how I feel about the United States

But what will you do without the billions in remunerations that are sent back?

 

[Mexican_Wizard_711]

But what will you do without the billions in remunerations that are sent back?

???????????????????.



I still agree with France being a shithole