Prohibited drones, leash dogs, safety distance … The Gers prefecture publishes its safety recommendations and instructions before the Tour de France passed this Thursday, July 17. Many police and rescue forces will be deployed in Auch and on the route.
Flag that generates runners, struck signs, smoke bombs … Every year, incidents take place on the road to the Tour de France and can sometimes endanger athletes and supporters. This is why, the departmental council, the city of Auch and the Gers prefecture recalled, in a joint press release, the safety instructions to be respected before, during and after the passage of the peloton.
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Along the route, some axes can be closed to traffic. It is essential to respect the deviations put in place and to follow the authorities’ recommendations.
“Photos, videos, snaps, tweets, stories … Nothing justifies to put themselves in danger, do not take on the road”, alerted the press release. The use of drones is prohibited on the route of the Tour.
It is asked to stay behind the safety barriers if there are any and not to change location at the last moment, as the caravan or runners approaches. To watch the peloton pass, do not settle at the outlet of a turn, where the visibility is low. The aisles can be used by runners, it is therefore recommended to deviate as much as possible from the road.
Dogs must be held on a leash and it is requested not to spray or run alongside the runners. “For their safety, do not go in front of them, even to encourage them.”
Finally, in case of hot weather, you will have to think of caps, school cream and hydration.
An important safety device
To guarantee a good time to spectators and teams, the Gers prefecture has deployed an important security device. “This event must remain a very nice party. It is therefore necessary to plan a maximum,” says Alain Castanier, the prefect of Gers.
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In the city of Auch alone, 114 national police officers will be installed to mark out the route and secure the major perimeter of the party around the high city. They will be made up of Auscitaine units, reinforced by CRS and students from the Toulouse National Police School. Eleven municipal police officers will also be deployed for the occasion.
Outside the city, 145 gendarmes will be mobilized over the forties of the course in the Gers.
Rescue level, a fictitious barracks of 70 firefighters and a radio system will be installed in Auch, in high town. “If urgent interventions are to be carried out, they will be possible in one direction or the other, at certain crossing points and in certain routes.”