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James Shrubsall

Punches, marches, banners and engine oil: 100 years of bike race protests

French farmers on their way to Paris to protest.

Protesters have been at it again, this time at the Etoile de Bessèges in the south of France, where action by disgruntled farmers prompted the cancellation of Wednesday's first stage.

The threat of protest that caused the cancellation was part of an ongoing nationwide action, with farmers using tractor blockades to protest against EU regulations and demand better prices for their produce. 

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