Badger:

Badger is the common name for any animal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae. Badgers are capable of fighting off much larger animals such as wolves, coyotes, bears, and protesters during the podium ceremonies at the Tour.

Seriously though, how awesome is it that Hinault was the first guy to throw the protestor off the podium during the stage winner presentation? That is reason #842 why I have always loved Hinault.

I think I got as excited with that as I was with Frishkorn almost winning the stage.