Tour news, day 2: Ineos deny rider exodus; French unrest eases as TDF approaches; Bahrain in dark over police probe; Lappartient suggests fans pay to watch

With the Tour de France's first weekend completed, these are RadioCycling's news headlines...Ineos team manager Rod Ellingworth acknowledges that at least three of the British team's GC leaders are angling for transfers, but denies that there's going to be a mass exodus of their stage race talent. Bullish in his defence of Ineos's Grand Tour strategy, Ellingworth tells us why he's excited about their future and the role he hopes Egan Bernal will play in it.After several days of unrest following the killing a teenager by a police officer, calm appears to be returning to France. We examine Tour organisers ASO's response to the upheaval, hear what race director Christian Prudhomme has had to say about this worrying issue and analyse if and how the Tour might be affected.Bahrain Victorious have been the focus of police raids at each of the last two editions of the Tour, with riders and team staff questioned and medicine and electronic equipment seized. The subsequent investigation was completed at the end of last year, so where does the team stand?  We get the latest from Bahrain general manager Milan Erzen, who blames jealous rivals for the controversy.David Lappartient has been in the headlines once again. This time the UCI president has suggested that fans could be charged for attending some bike races in order to help their organisers cover costs. We examine Lappartient's idea and hear from Tour of Britain race director Mick Bennett, who believes the proposal is riddled with pitfalls.PLUS• Bahrain's plans to commemorate Gino Mäder • Remco to ride the Vuelta• Lidl and Leclerc in fruit fight• UAE take disinfecting to new levels• And will Tadej Pogačar ran out of gas in the second half of the Tour?
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