Beard Liberation Front
17th September
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Cousin dropped from Barbe de Tour de France vote after elimination
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that hirsute French rider Jerome Cousin has been dropped from the Barbe de Tour vote after he was eliminated from the race at Stage 16 on Wednesday.
The Tour is reaching its conclusion and the competition for the coveted Barbe de Tour de France title is bristling.
The campaigners say they are monitoring the daily stages of the Tour and the winner of the Beard of the Tour 2020 vote will be announced on 19th September.
Beards have been particularly controversial in the Tour with a Belgian team banning them on the grounds of hygiene at one point.
Conversely German rider Simon Geschke has his own beard balm while France’s Thibaut Pinot may have suffered some follicle damage after he fell off his bike on Saturday and subsequently withdrew from the race
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Cousin’s beard was distinguished but unfortunately in 2020 he was a follicular failure
As often in Beard Liberation Front polls the vote is not so much about winning beards but those that make the positive public impact during the race. However clearly there is a focus on front runners as others, no matter how impressive their beard, may make less impact.
Barbe de Tour de France 2020
Sagan (Slo)
Getschke (Ger)
AlaPhilippe (Fra)
Soupe (Fra)
Roglic (Slo)
Pinot (Fra)
Herrada (Spa)
Yates (GB)
Reza (France)
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