Yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar explains why stage 11 of 2026 Tour de France smashed 27-year-record for fastest average speed 161.3-kilometre stage from Vichy to Nevers run off at average of 50.91 kph Cycling News · Jul 15
Norwegian Soren Waerenskjold wins fastest ever Tour de France stage Norway's Soren Waerenskjold on Wednesday claimed his first stage victory, beating Belgian Jasper Philipsen in a mass sprint at the end of the 161km 11th stage from Vichy to Nevers. At an average speed of 50.91kph, it was the fastest stage in the race's history. France 24 · Jul 15
Tour de France 2026 stage 11 preview July 15, 2026; Vichy - Nevers, 161km, flat Cycling News · Jul 14
‘It’s like witnessing a Renoir or Matisse painting coming to life’: readers’ favourite trips in France From Normandy to Provence, our readers enjoy great art, architecture and outdoor activities in France The Guardian - UK · Apr 3
Seven of Europe’s best thermal spa destinations In countries such as Iceland, Italy, Switzerland, you can soak in warm mineral-rich waters The Independent UK · Jan 5
Netflix devotes series to Varian Fry, the man who saved thousands from Vichy France in WWII The story of Varian Fry, a US journalist who helped some 2,000 of Europe’s imperilled artists, writers and refugees escape from Nazi-occupied Europe, has inspired the new Netflix series “Transatlantic”. FRANCE 24 takes a look at a hero who risked his life many times over before falling into relative anonymity. France 24 · Apr 21, 2023
80 years ago, Nazi Germany occupied Tunisia – but North Africans' experiences of World War II often go unheard Eighty years ago, in November 1942, the Nazis occupied Tunisia. For the next six months, Tunisian Jews and Muslims were subjected to the Third Reich’s reign of terror, as well as its antisemitic and racist legislation. Residents lived in fear – “under the Nazi boot,” as Tunisian Jewish lawyer Paul… The Conversation · Nov 15, 2022
"A little bit dangerous" - Racehorse 'runs away with jockey' and gallops straight into trees Harlem D'Athon veered sharply left off a bend in the H&M Lageneste at Vichy on Sunday. Jockey Christopher Grosbois tried his best to keep the 4-1 shot on course Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022
Hidden France: why I fell in love with peaceful, scenic Auvergne From volcanoes to Vichy springs, this slice of dramatic rolling countryside below Burgundy is a revelation, complete with medieval villages and Michelin stars The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022