Political protestor tackled at Tour de France finish in Toulouse as Abrahamsen-Schmid duo sweep across the line to conclude stage 11

A political protestor was tackled and pushed off the finish line area of stage 11 in Toulouse by a Tour de France staffer just seconds before the two race leaders pushed across the line in a furious sprint.

Most eyes were focused on a breakaway duo of Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) and Mauro Schmid (AlUla-Jayco) as they raced along the far left of Boulevard de Strasbourg, where Abrahamsen narrowly won the finale of the 156.8km stage.