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Tour de France Femmes GC analysis - Battle in the stage 5 hills gives us a taste of what's to come in the high mountains

'Magnificent seven' emerge on the toughest day yet to Guéret, though bigger tests lie ahead

Cycling News

'You gotta try' – Breakaway caught but Brodie Chapman gets a moment in the spotlight on Tour de France Femmes debut

Australian UAE Team ADQ rider awarded most combative prize on stage 5

Cycling News

Le Court Pienaar regains lead of women's Tour de France after winning stage 5

Kim Le Court Pienaar held off the challenge of the 2023 champion Demi Vollering on Wednesday to claim the fifth stage of the 2025 women's Tour de France and retake overall lead of the race. The victory also furnished the 29-year-old Mauritian with the accolade of first African to win…

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Le Court secures historic Africa win at women’s Tour de France

Mauritian rider Kim Le Court has made history for Africa by winning a stage at the women’s Tour de France.

Al Jazeera

'Playing the game' – Demi Vollering's sprint to second on stage 5 of Tour de France Femmes eases but not erases crash impact concern

FDJ SUEZ rider moves up to third overall as hard-fought finale on longest stage of the race reshuffles the overall

Cycling News

Canada to recognise Palestine at UN general assembly, joining France and UK in push for new state

New Zealand and Australia were signatories to a declaration that indicates they could follow suit in the coming months

The Guardian - UK

One spot gained on GC but regrets in Tour de France Femmes sprint for Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney on fifth stage

‘The peloton is already feeling the five stages or just feeling that stress’ - Reigning champion surprised by elite selection on hills of longest of the nine racing days

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Tour de France could return to L'Alpe d'Huez in 2026 after stages in the Massif Central and the Vosges mountains

113th edition of Le Tour to start in Barcelona with full route presentation scheduled for October 23

Cycling News

Body of young woman found close to where British expat was murdered in rural France

Florian Roux’s body was found in thick undergrowth in Paunat, east of Bordeaux, after she was reported missing a week ago

The Independent UK

Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner and Elisa Balsamo out of Tour de France Femmes as crashes ripple through peloton on stage 5

Six riders have already pulled out on Wednesday, after a crash-marred opening 100km of racing en route to Guéret

Cycling News

'We look back not with sadness... but with immense pride': ITV bids farewell to the Tour de France

'I'm very proud of the standards that we've set on this production for a very long time'

Cycling Weekly

'Demi really thinks she's in a gilded cage' - Visma DS Jos van Emden hits back at FDJ's criticism of Tour de France Femmes peloton

'She's the best cyclist but that doesn't mean everyone should make way for her' van Emden says of Demi Vollering

Cycling News

Britain and France Talk Palestinian Statehood

Plus: Ocasio-Cortez told to pay up, Mao revisionism, and more...

Reason

Unicef urges France to recognise exploited children as victims, not criminals

France is failing to protect thousands of children from criminal exploitation, treating them as delinquents rather than victims, the French branch of the UN children’s agency (Unicef) said in a report published Wednesday.

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The Conversation

UK and France pledges won’t stop Netanyahu bombing Gaza – but Donald Trump or Israel’s military could

Keir Starmer says unless there’s a ceasefire and a peace process leading to a two-state solution, Britain will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September. The UK prime minister is following a similar, alebit unconditional, pledge from the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

The Guardian - AU

‘Action, not slogans’: Albanese dismisses pressure from Labor MPs to toughen Israel stance

The prime minister resists demands for more sanctions as clamour grows to follow UK and France in recognising Palestine

Euronews

Eurozone growth slows: Spain leads and Germany contracts

Eurozone GDP rose just 0.1% in the second quarter of 2025, down from 0.6% in Q1, as Germany and Italy slipped into contraction. Spain led growth at 0.7%, while France surprised with 0.3% growth.

Cycling News

'Sorry to those who thought I was an alcoholic' – Kévin Vauquelin explains how he fractured ankle at home two days after Tour de France top 10

Frenchman out of action after fracturing distal end of the fibula at home, but hopes to still make World Championships

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International Business Times

Eurozone Economy Expands But Tariff Impact Looms

The eurozone economy unexpectedly expanded in the second quarter of 2025, official data showed Wednesday, despite international trade tensions clouding the global outlook.

The Guardian - UK

France and Britain’s recognition of a Palestinian state won’t stop Israel’s onslaught

Netanyahu’s government will be emboldened by what amounts to a distraction. The priority must be ending the butchery in Gaza

Radio France Internationale

Violent videos draw more teens into 'terror' plots, warn French prosecutors

French prosecutors are alarmed at an increasing number of young teenage boys seemingly plotting "terror" attacks, and say they all share an addiction to violent videos online.

Cycling News

'The Giro was just like a hard training week' - Sarah Gigante well-placed as she heads towards her favoured mountain territory at Tour de France Femmes

For the Australian rider 'a lot is possible' says team DS Jolien D'Hoore

Radio France Internationale

France leads global appeal to recognise Palestinian state after UN talks

France and 14 other countries have launched a joint appeal urging governments around the world to express their support for recognising a Palestinian state. The announcement comes on the back of a United Nations conference in New York aimed at reviving the two-state solution.

Radio France Internationale

EU’s controversial trade truce with Trump faces mounting backlash

Reaction has been pouring in to the newly struck EU-US trade deal, with the EU facing growing criticism over a compromise many see as a strategic misstep under pressure from Washington.

The Guardian - UK

The DJ who united the warring tribes of French rap and dance – and died far too young

DJ Mehdi perished in a tragic accident aged 34. A new documentary, Made in France, restores his pivotal role in the electronic music revolution that grew out of 00s Paris

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