A gentleman has advanced towards him the other day to point out to him that we do not “politics” on the Tour de France. Someone who did not know the essence of the fight for the release of Cécile Kohler (and her companion Jacques Paris). It was at the side of the road, on a stage of the Tour, and it was proof that Marc Hirtz was right to want to give even more visibility to combat for the liberation of the young professor, originally from Soultz.
In Mont Ventoux
Marc, 56, also comes from Soultz. Awareness of the cause – his sister is a close friend of Cécile’s mom – and a fan of the Tour de France, he has been planted for a few days in the best places and he deploys his banner “Liberty for Cécile”. At Mont Ventoux, he was 5 km from the finish. This Wednesday, he was “a little before Valence”. And this Thursday, he settled a few kilometers from the Col de la Madeleine.
Marc gets up at dawn and wishes to give visibility to Cécile Kohler. “Cécile’s parents see people support them, it feels good. It’s hard to put ourselves in their place, but if we were, we would be happy that people give us a little hope, ”he said.
The Union of Forces can do a lot
The man with the banner says that his action is “only a drop of water” in the river of the battle, but that the union of forces can do a lot. The former mechanic operator, today looking for a job, will be this Friday at the Col des Entries, then in the Doubs on Saturday. He will try to make his banner as visible as possible, and why not by the eye of the Tour helicopter camera.
