The 3rd stage of Tour de France 2025 in danger? After the announcement of 302 layoffs at ArcelorMittal, the CGT threatens to disrupt the smooth running of the third stage of the Large loop. 178 kilometers long, this stage must link Valenciennes to Dunkirk. “”If by July 7, we were not gathered to speak nationalization of the steel industry, there will be no yellow jersey in Dunkirk “warned Jean-Pascal DelescautSecretary General of the Departmental Union of the North CGT, in the columns of La Voix du Nord.
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“I respect the tour and those who love it, but …”
“I am today in Dunkirk to support the employees of Arcelor Mittal whose jobs are threatened. I could have just as well been in Valenciennes because Opening in Saint-Amand will dismiss more than 120 people. So, we’re going to be clear, I respect the Tour de France and those who love it, but there is an economic and social emergency, explains Delescaut. Metal touches everyone. Including in bikes. If by July 7, we were not gathered around the table to speak nationalization of the steel industry, there will be no yellow jersey in Dunkirk “, he warns.
He then explained that it would be impossible for the CRS to cover the 178 kilometers of the stage. “”Unless the Ministers of the Interior and Justice are able to put a CRS every 20 meters, 178 kilometers of routes between Valenciennes and Dunkirk. If we put 1,000 to 2,000 comrades, it makes a comrade every 100 meters. They will be able to bring all the companies of CRS of France and Navarre for the third stage to take place “, he concluded.
