Macron’s whirlwind hunt for new prime minister sends French politics into a frenzy
Even young students are grilling current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on who will succeed him.
Tour de France
Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma wins her first Tour de France title
Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma fought off the challenge from defending champion Demi Vollering to win her first Women’s Tour de France by just four seconds on the Alpe d’Huez in southeastern France.
Vas claims fifth stage of Women’s Tour de France after defending champ Vollering crashes
Hungarian cyclist Blanka Vas raced to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday, taking over defending champion Demi Vollering from the Netherlands, who surrendered the overall lead in a crash that resulted in a dramatic pile-up inv…
Tadej Pogacar celebrates historic Tour de France win
The 25-year-old Slovenian cyclist won the race for the third time and first in three years.
Costumed and colourful: 2024 Tour de France fans – in pictures
As the cycling race approaches its climax in Nice, fans continue to line the roadsides of its 3,492km route Continue reading…
Cyclist fined for kissing wife during Tour de France
Cycling’s governing body says the fine is for “unseemly or inappropriate behaviour”.
Cyclist fined for kissing wife during Tour de France
Cycling’s governing body says the fine is for “unseemly or inappropriate behaviour”.
Evenepoel wins Tour time trial, Pogacar retains yellow jersey after stage seven
Remco Evenepoel won a thrilling 25.3km time-trial through the Burgundy vineyards In stage seven of the Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar dug deep to keep the yellow jersey as the race’s overall leader.
Cavendish breaks record for most Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory
The veteran Isle of Man sprinter broke Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins on Wednesday by winning a record 35th stage at the age of 39.
Pogacar flexes his muscles to reclaim yellow jersey in first mountain stage
Tadej Pogacar made an early statement in the Tour de France as he dropped defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to claim victory in the first mountain stage and take the overall leader’s yellow jersey on Tuesday.
Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens
Replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge.
Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens
Replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge.
Biniam Girmay becomes the first Black African to win a stage of Tour de France
The Eritrean Biniam Girmay won the third stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Monday as the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz took the leader’s yellow jersey from Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar.
Tour de France 2024: 111th edition kicks off in Italy
The Tour de France embarks from the Italian city of Florence on Saturday with Tadej Pogacar gunning for a historic Giro-Tour double, while champion Jonas Vingegaard seeks a third straight title with the battle set to go down to the wire in three weeks…
Riding the Tour de France — in Italy
For the first time, cycling’s biggest race will start in Italy, and the route is ideal for amateurs to follow too
Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone & ribs in crash
Reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard suffers a broken collarbone and several broken ribs in a crash at the Itzulia Basque Country stage race.
Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone & ribs in crash
Reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard suffers a broken collarbone and several broken ribs in a crash at the Itzulia Basque Country stage race.
Macron hails Jacques Delors as Europe’s tireless ‘pathfinder’ (and jazz-loving football fan)
European leaders gathered in Paris to pay tribute before the coffin of former European Commission President Jacques Delors.
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Federico Bahamontes obituary
Road racing cyclist nicknamed the ‘Eagle of Toledo’ who was the first Spaniard to win the Tour de FranceFederico Bahamontes, who has died aged 95, was the first Spaniard to win the Tour de France. Eccentric, driven and solitary, the “Eagle of Toledo” w…
Federico Bahamontes, first Spanish Tour de France winner, dies aged 95
‘The Eagle of Toledo’ won the Tour de France in 1959Toledo mayor announces two days of official mourningFederico Bahamontes, the first Spaniard to win the Tour de France, has died at the age of 95, Spanish officials said on Tuesday.Bahamontes, who earn…