A commentator well known to bicycle enthusiasts will not be on the air for this 2025 edition of the Tour de France.
It left for a Tour ! The peloton of the most prestigious bicycle races in the world will start this Saturday of July 5. The big start will be given from Lille, while the arrival will be played on the Champs-Elysées three weeks later. A 112e Edition which promises a new epic duel between Tadej Pogacar, triple winner and title holder, and Jonas Vingegaard, sacred twice in Paris.
A race that will be followed on France Television and Europoort. Traditional commentator of the big loop on the sports channel, Guillaume di Grazia will not be on the air this year, tells us this Friday, the old man of the big departure, the daily The team.
The decision to rule out the 51 -year -old journalist, who has been commencement for several years, was taken this Thursday. A choice confirmed by the channel with The teamHowever, this did not wish to explain the reasons for this sidelining.
Grace de gracie had been suspended during leis
As a reminder, Guillaume Di Grazia had been suspended by Eurosport last spring, due to behavior towards a makeup artist, to whom he would have spanked. If he apologized, the commentator had been dismissed from the antenna for a week. It was from May 15 to 23, in the middle of Italy. He then participated in training against harassment.
From then on, it will be Louis-Pierre chilly who will take the controllers of the Tour de France on Eurosport. It will be replaced by Florian Pigeon from the Toulouse stage on July 16. The two men will be accompanied from Paris by Jacky Durand consultants, David Moncoutié and Steve Chainel.
