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ASO promise more cobbled stages in future 'but not in 2025'

The ban is expected to come into place in France by next year.

After recovering from being shot by police in 1983, Toumi Djaïdja led a protest historians say must be written into the nation’s narrative

Dual time trials favour the Belgian world champion, says Prudhomme

This week on French Connections we take a look at the complex web of "autoroutes", or highways, in France. Over 70 percent of French people stayed in France for their vacations in 2023, and that means most of them hit the road. From its inception in 1927 to controversial toll…

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed the only bidder for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games is France, which is hosting the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, and has hosted the Winter Games three times since 1924.

Choosing to be child-free is more common than ever before in some countries, including the US. Many people see not having children an ethical and ecological choice, made to protect the environment, people and other species. Being child-free is about being “green”. Consequently, more positive discourses around childlessness are emerging.

The Grand Depart will return to home soil after three years away from France

A chance for the sprinters to take yellow, an uphill finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer and an exposed ride to Dunkerque but no pave

First three stages of 2025 Tour to take place in north of France, with headwinds, hills, and sprints, but no pavé

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce by at least a day to allow negotiations to continue on swapping Israeli hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners. France, meanwhile, has suggested the European Union consider sanctions on Israeli settlers who have targeted Palestinians in the West Bank.