Tour de France protester gets tackled, tossed over barrier by security guard
By Josh Sanchez
The 2025 Tour de France got underway earlier this month and is just past the midway point following the conclusion of Stage 13.
On Friday, there was a wild moment when a man who was protesting Israel's involvement in the race decided to try to make his voice heard. The man was running down the course with a shirt that read "Israel out of the Tour."
The protestor also had a keffiyeh in his hand, which is a symbol of solidarity with Palestine.
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When a security guard noticed the protestor, he did not hold back. The security guard tackled the protestor into the barrier, before picking him up and dumping him onto the ground on the opposite side. The moment instantly went viral.
French man decides to intervene when an anti-Israel protester with a keffiyeh in his hand decides to put the lives of cyclists at risk during a race pic.twitter.com/usi8zwpia4
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 18, 2025
That's how you take care of business.
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Any time a person interferes with the course or puts the cyclists in danger for any reason, security needs to act quickly, and this man was up for the job.
The final stage of the Tour de France will take place on Sunday, July 27. The event wraps up at the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
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