> Pineau advocates for introducing an entry fee system for certain races and stages. Spectators who want to cheer on the riders on an iconic climb like Alpe d’Huez in the future would then have to pay. “I might shock some people, but in the upcoming Tour de France, they’ll finish twice on Alpe d’Huez. Let’s close off the last five kilometers of this climb, privatize it.”

> “Then we could charge an entry fee,” continues the now 45-year-old Frenchman. “Let’s also welcome VIPs. Let’s create something to make money!” Pineau is thinking about the bigger picture: the money should then flow to the cycling teams. Currently, the teams see little of the revenue that ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) generates from the Tour de France.

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