The Latest Breaking News from France

'He's going to win the Tour one day' – Isaac del Toro fever grips Mexican fans at the Tour de France

UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider rewards dedicated supporters with stage win in Barcelona

Cycling Weekly · Jul 5

Thieves steal around €4 million in jewellery from French museum

Jewellery worth several million euros has been stolen from the Lalique Museum in northeastern France after burglars broke into the site early on Sunday and targeted its jewellery collection. Around 20 pieces were taken in the raid, with losses estimated at close to four million euros, according to an investigation…

France 24 · Jul 5

Paraguay showed France can be stifled – Morocco will have taken note

This was the least convincing performance by the World Cup favourites and their quarter-final opponents will also make it uncomfortable for them

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5

France deliver knockout punch to Paraguay in the Battle of Philadelphia

In today’s Football Daily: Kylian Mbappé and co have the last laugh

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5

Tour de France stages 3 and 4 at risk of cancellation due to wildfires, heat

'We will make a decision by the end of the day' says regional governor

Cycling News · Jul 5

Tour de France stage 3 could be cancelled due to wildfires

Decision to be made by officials before the end of Sunday

Cycling Weekly · Jul 5

Tour de France stage to go ahead with changes as fires ravage southern Europe

An "adapted" format of the third stage of the Tour de France will go ahead on Monday after wildfires sweeping southern France put the cycling stage in jeopardy, a top official said Sunday. The blaze, which has already scorched 1,500 hectares near the Pyrenees, is part of a wider wave…

France 24 · Jul 5

Temperatures set to soar at the Tour de France as UCI clamps down on ice socks

Race organisers may be forced to cancel stages as 44 degree heat expected

Cycling Weekly · Jul 5

France's richest man Bernard Arnault ordered to pay €22.5m in back taxes

Bernard Arnault, head of the luxury goods group LVMH, has been ordered to pay nearly €22.5 million in back taxes after a Paris appeals court overturned earlier rulings in his favour in a long-running dispute with the tax authorities.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 5

'Better safe than sorry' – Jonas Vingegaard masks up at Tour de France in bid to avoid a repeat of Vuelta and Giro illnesses

Visma-Lease a Bike opt for safety-first option for yellow jersey ahead of stage 2 start in Tarragona

Cycling News · Jul 5