One sport that you would never think would have issues with hooliganism is cycling. It seems as if the Tour de France are taking precautions to avoid any acts of hooliganism. There have been issues recently of people vandalizing cars, spitting, and urinating on the athletes as they pass certain points. In a sport where hooliganism didn't exist, the cyclist are now more worried than ever. There has become an increasing fear of people running alongside the riders and the acts of violence they may commit in the process. The riders are the ones who fear that hooliganism may spike, the officials of the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) are not sharing the concern. The UCI leader from Great Britain had some strong remarks about this issue stating that it was not his job "to speak up for or defend any individual rider or any individual team."
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