Climate change threatens the Tour de France's future as extreme heat and wildfires disrupt racing
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Patrick Redford
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The article reports on the 2023 Tour de France facing extreme heat and wildfire risks, forcing organizers to ban smoking near TV areas and reroute stages. The race entered France through quiet roads after fans were told to stay away due to the Trévillach wildfire, which displaced over 12,000 people. The piece uses these events to explore how climate change is fundamentally threatening the future of the Tour de France, examining the tension between the race's traditions and the increasingly dangerous environmental conditions it must navigate.
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· 3 pulledThe ASO said nobody could smoke in the TV areas 'in order to combat fire risks,' as that day's racing finished 60 kilometers west of the Trévillach wildfire, which has forced over 12,000 people to evacuate their homes.
The next day was the hottest day of racing in the record
On Monday morning, the Tour de France's media-wranglers sent us all a text announcing something genuinely shocking for such a French organization: They had banned smoking.
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