Will a stage 2023 Tour de France be interrupted due to protests?

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Resolves YES if during a stage at the 2023 Tour de France protesters stop more than one rider for a least one minute.

An example of this event occurred last year at stage 10: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Tour_de_France,_Stage_1_to_Stage_11#Stage_10

More context:
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185268439/more-than-600-arrests-after-a-new-night-of-protests-across-france-over-teens-kil

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/tour-de-france-beefs-up-security-foil-potential-disruption-road-2023-06-30/

Tour de France beefs up security to foil potential disruption on the road

Two motorbikes from the French gendarmerie’s intervention brigade will ride ahead of the Tour de France peloton to prevent protesters from disrupting the race after several incidents last year.

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predicted YES

https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-riders-suffer-string-of-punctures-from-tacks-on-road-in-stage-2/

Tour de France riders suffer string of punctures from tacks on road

Mads Pedersen, Luke Durbridge, and Lilian Calmejane among riders who punctured due to tacks on the road.

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predicted NO

@JakeEatonc5e2 It is not connected to protest. The article says that happens regularly.

bought Ṁ65 of YES

after seeing the carnage of riots in the past few days, I wouldn't put it past them to screw up the bike race in some way

predicted YES

@Blomfilter , tour de france is the easiest target

Three ways I'm thinking about this:

If there was an equivalent Tour of America that was held during Summer 2020.
The French like protests a lot.
They also like the TdF a lot.

"Reuters reported that the French police will position two additional motorcycle officers just ahead of the peloton in a bid to fend off would-be protesters.

“Two motorbikes will work as a duo. Our goal is to be able to bring an immediate response and avoid the race being stopped,” gendarmerie captain Jean-Francois Prunet told sporting directors, according to Reuters."

But...seems way too easy for people to jump out, and also I don't know how the handle the break vs the peloton, plus it's impossible to enforce anything on mountain stages.

I think I lean yes?