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  • Translation courtesy of Google Lens:

    Still struggling to put words to the events of yesterday,
    the distress of these faces and these bruised bodies
    following this fall. I'm thinking of Julian, but also
    of all those heavily affected guys who had to see their
    lives go by, when at more than 70km/h the whistle of
    the peloton gave way to chaos, the sound of exploding
    equipment and human cries that arise . I am very touched by
    your messages, but I honestly think that anyone in
    this situation would absolutely have done the
    same - there is no competition in the face of the risk
    of physical integrity. Beyond the direct consequences,
    it leads me to think about our common responsibilities
    to avoid this kind of accident which could have
    been tragic, to the respect that we must grant each
    other as runners. I saw it all, I was right behind Tom
    Pidcock and Jérémy Cabot when they collided. The
    responsibility we have when we take risks to get a place
    at the front of the peloton can have serious consequences
    for the 100 guys behind us. I don't blame anyone, let
    alone hold the truth. Simply, we give ourselves body
    and soul for a sport, a passion for running which can
    in a flash turn tragic and hinder the beauty of sport.
    All my best wishes for recovery to the runners
    affected.

    @rhb

  • No more than 5 out of 10 for Google's effort at translation here.

    There always seems to be a problem with the word coureur. Jock Wadley tried to use it for his 'Sporting Cyclist' magazine, but had to give up in the end. Gerry Burgess used it for his brakes, but many heard it as 'courier'.

    The word comes from the verb 'courir', basic meaning : to run, and 'coureur' can mean a runner, but I'd say that in most cases the first thing it means to most French speakers is a racing cyclist, which is how any human translator would render it in this passage.

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