The July 12 stage arrived in Laval, in the Mayenne department. If the stage is relatively calm on a flat route, some have experienced complicated situations.
A mishap that this resident of Laval should not forget to soon. As revealed by Ouest-France, a resident on rue de la Filature had the unpleasant surprise to see his car being taken to the pound. This Saturday, July 12, the 8th stage of the Tour de France arrives in Laval. To facilitate the passage of runners, vehicles must be parked more than 50 meters from the route.
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Shortly before 8 am that same day, Christian Rondeau thought he had parked his car well. “I put it there, well against the wall, I was not at all on the course,” said the resident. Crazy of rage, the latter says that he “did not embark the runners at all” and that he “did not think that in the path, it posed a problem”.
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“In the neighborhood, to park, it is not easy. The police could have seen by passing the registration number to the file that I lived next door and come to meet,” he said. The inhabitant took the opportunity to launch a small tackle at this event. “The Tour de France, me, leaves me indifferent. Everyone is not a fan,” he said, frustrated and always distraught this decision.
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But this bad news does not stop there. “I am at the RSA, I will not be able to recover it before the beginning of August,” added the Lavallois. This man is not the only unhappy in this story. Other cars were also pounded in the early morning.