Jonathan Vaughters doesn't have his tongue in his pocket. The manager of the American team EF Education – Easy Post did not hesitate to take down the director of Tour de France, Christian Prudhommeon X (formerly Twitter). The reason? Security issues, where Prudhomme affirmed for Eurosportthat runners needed to reduce their speed during the race. “IIt's absolutely infuriating to me to see how these bigwigs […] place the responsibility for bicycle safety problems squarely on cyclists” he posted.
Video – Prudhomme at the presentation of the Tour de France 2025
“Create a safer environment around runners…”
It all started with a statement from the director of Tour de France on safety issues during races. “In addition to the behavior of the riders and the work of the organization, it is absolutely necessary to reduce the speed to decent figures. The riders are going too fast. The faster they go, the greater the risk and the greater the danger for themselves and for the others increases” he declared.
An exit that has no more to Vaughters who first responded with the ironic “#MakeRacingSlowAgain” before explaining himself. “To be less flippant: it is absolutely infuriating for me to see how these bigwigs, who have never raced on a child's tricycle, and who make tens of millions of profits on the backs of others, flatly reject the responsibility for Cycling safety issues on cyclists” he posted. “They are very competitive people. They are programmed to take life-threatening risks. Just like F1 drivers. And like in F1, the solution is to create a safer environment around them. Because they will always push the limits” he added.
