“I don’t want to see that,” French climber Guillaume Martin takes a stand against the RN

“I don’t want to see that”. Guillaume Martin, who is preparing to start the 111th edition of the Tour de France on Saturday, gave his point of view on the next legislative elections. “I find the climate quite distressing and where we have arrived. I think people are starting to know my values, and they are the opposite of those of the National Rally, he confided at a press conference. A rise of the right in France that he deplores. I saw a poll this morning that put them in a good position to have an absolute majority or close to it, and I don’t want to see that.»

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The leader of the Cofidis team is one of the first riders to speak out. A speech which follows a question from a journalist from Cyclism - . «Yes, because I am asked today (Thursday). For footballers, there is the Euro which has made them find themselves at the center of the news. Besides, I think that the speech by Marcus Thuram where the words used by Kylian Mbappé were strong enoughhe explained, agreeing with the captain of the Blues. With his power of influence, I think it was important for Mbappé to say that. I really stand behind their words and I think that the values ​​put forward by the extreme right are not the values ​​that I support.»

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