Tour de France rider causes hotel fire alert after leaving towel on radiator

Towel left unattended by Tour de France rider on a radiator causes smoke as Dordogne hotel is partially evacuated as a fire precaution

Elie Gesbert, Tour de France 2017.

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)
Nigel Wynn
By Nigel Wynn
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A towel left by a Tour de France rider on a hotel's hot electric radiator led to a hotel in Boulazac to be partially evacuated.

France Bleu Périgord reports that the incident happened on Monday – the 2017 Tour's first rest day – at the Hôtel Campanile used by the French-based Fortuneo-Oscaro team.

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Nigel Wynn
Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed. 

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