The Latest Breaking News from Valence

Tour de France stage finish infiltrator handed eight-month suspended prison sentence

Man forced to pay €500 to police officer who knocked him off bike in Valence, after attempting to ride through line minutes before sprinters on stage 17

Cycling News · Jul 26, 2025

Tour de France stage 17 final kilometre crash ends Tim Merlier's sprint hopes, leaves Biniam Girmay in pain

'I'm just happy I stayed on the bike' - Merlier credits cyclocross skills after missing out on a third win

Cycling News · Jul 23, 2025

Tour de France security take down another stage finish infiltrator in Valence

Man tried to cycle across the finish line minutes before Jonathan Milan won the stage

Cycling News · Jul 23, 2025

Tour de France 2025: Jonathan Milan wins stage 17 sprint finish after late crash – as it happened

Jonathan Milan strengthened his grip on the green jersey after winning a crash-marred sprint in rainy Valence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025

Tour de France 2025 stage 17 preview - The sprinters return

Wednesday, July 23, 2025: Bollène - Valence, 161 km

Cycling News · Jun 26, 2025

France deploys 50-member rescue team to flood-stricken Valencia in Spain

France has sent a 50-member rescue team to the Valence region of Spain, which is struggling to recover from catastrophic flooding that killed at least 222 people at the end of October.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 12, 2024

Rail route of the month: vines on the line from Avignon to Lyon, France

Our slow travel expert takes the train through the Rhône’s wine country, hoping for grand cru views and a glass of Condrieu

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024

French weekly Charlie Hebdo sued for defamation by a Muslim school in Valence

The weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is being sued by a Muslim school in southern France after an article linked it to the Muslim Brotherhood. The magazine's lawyers invoked "its editorial line", and denied libel.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 7, 2023

Brickbat: Terrorist Tacos?

Police in Valence, France, ordered a Chamas Tacos restaurant franchise to turn off its sign or face an administrative closure order. The problem is that the "C" in the sign is not working, and at night it appears to read "Hamas Tacos." The owner of the restaurant told local media…

Reason · Oct 27, 2023

US student, 22, goes missing while studying in France as family plea for his return

Ken DeLand Jr., a student at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York, was last seen on December 3 after leaving his host's family home to catch a train to Valence, France

Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022