No mention of exactly what the farmers are protesting?
Strange that the farmers would resort to this form of protest, bicyclists are such polite and reasonable people.
Maybe they are just the French fashion police attempting to make a big bust!?
It’s part of an ongoing problem in the EU governing subsidies to farmers.
This statement from the source sums it up:
“In a joint statement, two unions accused the government of “laughing at farmers” because of plans to reduce the number of “less favoured agricultural areas”, which are entitled to EU subsidies.”
Blocking the TdF was just opportunistic and the Gendarme’s demonstrated a lack of training making for hilarious news but biased reporting reflected in the headlines.
http://en.rfi.fr/20180131-french-farmers-protest-toulouse-EU-subsidies