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Cyclist Fined For Kissing Wife During Tour de France
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By Michael Sheils McNamee, , BBC News
French cyclist Julien Bernard has given a light-hearted apology after being fined for kissing his wife during a Tour de France time trial.
The Lidl-Trek rider was made to pay 200 Swiss francs ($223; £174) by the International Cycling Union (UCI) for stop- ping briefly during stage seven of the race.
The governing body said the fine was for "unseemly or inappro- priate behaviour dur- ing the race and dam- age to the image of the sport".
Writing on social media, Bernard apol- ogised to the UCI for "having damaged the image of sport" but said he was willing to pay the fine "every day and relive this moment".
French cyclist Julien Bernard has given a
light-hearted apology after being fined for kissing his wife during a Tour de France time trial.
The Lidl-Trek rider was made to pay 200 Swiss francs ($223; £174) by the International Cycling Union (UCI) for stop- ping briefly during stage seven of the race.
The governing body said the fine was for "unseemly or inappro- priate behaviour dur- ing the race and dam-
age to the image of the sport".
Writing on social media, Bernard apol- ogised to the UCI for "having damaged the image of sport" but said he was willing to pay the fine "every day and relive this moment".
In a television inter- view following the stage, Bernard said the encounter with his loved ones had been a unique moment in his career and he had pushed hard earlier in
the stage so he would have enough time to do so.
"It was really incredi- ble. My wife has been organising this with some friends for a few weeks now and she did a really, really good job," he said.
"On a time trial, you have time to enjoy yourself. It's these moments that keep me going and cycling."
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