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'The body is an amazing thing' – Urška Žigart back in action at the Tour de France Femmes, six weeks on from Tour de Suisse horror crash

'I can't say that I'm in the shape of my life, but after that terrible fall, I know that I have to enjoy my life' says Slovenian

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Wildfires in Europe: blazes continue to spread in France and Greece

A wildfire in Provence continues spreading despite emergency services keeping it from nearby towns. Meanwhile, 400 firefighters battle winds-fueled fires threatening a coastal resort in Greece.

Euronews

FDJ United-Suez welcome Red Bull as new major partner in milestone move for team and brand

The move marks Red Bull's first major move into women's road cycling with launch at Tour de France Femmes

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'A truly special moment for our team' – FDJ United-Suez announce major partnership with Red Bull at Tour de France Femmes

Demi Vollering and co will now race in Red Bull helmets

Cycling Weekly

Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee

Firefighters have contained a vast wildfire in southwestern France, allowing nearly 200,000 people to return home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation

The Independent UK

France Cricket implodes: letters hidden in a drawer and a board at war

France Cricket's chairman appears to have kept the sports ministry's letters – confirming the body had lost government recognition – from his own board, which is now in revolt. The International Cricket Council has since placed France Cricket on notice and frozen its funding. Yet even as it faces suspension…

France 24

'Ventoux will definitely go ahead' – Despite wildfires, Tour de France Femmes director Marion Rousse confident that legendary climb will remain on the route

Local authorities pressuring ASO to reconsider route in the Vaucluse region, which has been impacted by fires

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Ceuta migrant crisis sparks strong reactions from all over Europe

"We will not yield an inch", "a failure of EU's migration policies", "demagoguery": the migrant crisis in Ceuta has sparked strong reactions from EU countries and political figures. Some are calling for Spain's suspension from the Schengen zone, others call these "instrumental attacks".

Euronews

Women's Tour de France pits France's Ferrand-Prévot against history

France's star cyclist Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will set off on Saturday as one of the favourites for the 2026 Women's Tour de France. The 34-year-old will also be seeking a slice of cycling history. No rider has retained the crown since the competition started in 2022.

Radio France Internationale

‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling France’s megafire

Exhausted firefighters, foresters and volunteers wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes

The Guardian - UK

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s winery threatened by wildfires

The former couple’s French estate has escaped damage so far despite wildfires burning nearby, as their long-running legal dispute over the property continues.

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Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye rushed to hospital after court collapse

In tonight's edition: Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is in hospital after collapsing in court, raising fresh concerns over the treatment of political opponents. Ghana proposes sweeping constitutional reforms that could reshape its political landscape. Meanwhile, Benin steps up its campaign to recover looted cultural treasures and colonial archives from…

France 24

Anti-Semitic attacks at deadliest level in decades, global report warns

Anti-Semitic violence reached its deadliest level in more than three decades last year, according to a report covering seven of the world’s largest Jewish communities outside Israel – with France recording a rise in physical assaults despite a decline in the overall number of incidents.

Radio France Internationale

Aussie firefighters to tackle Europe's deadly blazes

Night waterbombing raids flown by Australian firefighters will be a new weapon against France's raging wildfires after calls for help were answered down under.

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Record-breaking 24-hour flight from Australia to France finally lands

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George Clooney's family evacuates their home in France amid wildfires

George Clooney and his family have evacuated their home in southeastern France after a nearby wildfire threatened the area, his agent said Thursday. Blazes continued to scorch parts of the country during a prolonged spell of extreme summer heat.

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France Femmes under pressure to reroute Ventoux stage amid wildfire risk

The Tour de France Femmes is facing pressure to re-route part of its key stage to the summit of Mont Ventoux next Friday because of the wildfires threat in Provence

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Cycling News

'Every race in my life, I'm underestimated' – Marlen Reusser has no doubts ahead of first major Tour de France Femmes GC campaign

Inclusion of a TT clearly suits the world champion, but she wants to remind the world she's a perfectly strong climber, too

The Independent UK

Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

The nine-day race features nearly 19,000m of elevation gain including a first-ever visit to the infamous Mont Ventoux

Radio France Internationale

'Humanitarian emergency' as influx of migrants overwhelms Spanish enclave Ceuta

Some 60,000 migrants entered Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the space of 24 hours, between Thursday and Friday, leaving at least 34 dead and prompting France to tighten controls along its border with Spain.

The Independent UK

Record 24-hour flight makes history as Qantas plane lands in France

The flight is thought to have been the longest direct commercial journey in history

Reason

Meet The Spice Entrepreneur Challenging Trump's Newest Tariffs

"There is no domestic alternative" for peppercorns grown in Zanzibar or herbs from the south of France, says Ori Zohar, the former Shark Tank contestant taking the administration to court.

Cycling News

'I'm ready to break the Ventoux KOM' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney anticipates another iconic mountain showdown at the Tour de France Femmes

'We want to win the yellow jersey. I think that's all we can say' says 2024 champion

The Independent UK

France's forest management may need to change to prevent more wildfires in Les Landes

An area of forest in the Les Landes department of southwestern France has been devastated by another wildfire, just four years after a massive blaze in 2022

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