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Added on the 25/06/2015 18:27:59 - Copyright : Cycling news
Days have passed since Chris Froome sealed a fourth Tour de France victory, but the cyclist has no intention of putting his feet up. The Briton's pursuit of cycling history will continue, with the Team Sky rider announcing his participation in August's Vuelta a Espana. No holder of the yellow jersey has gone on to win the Spanish race since 1995. However, the 32-year-old Froome was bullish about his chances. "To win the Tour and the Vuelta in one year would be absolutely incredible," he said.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris goes dark to mark "Earth Hour", a global event held every year on the last Saturday in March to raise awareness of climate change and promote energy saving. IMAGES
French Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin told French lawmakers that an immigration bill they were to vote on would regularize the situation of double the amount of undocumented workers. SOUNDBITE
French fans celebrate after Les Bleues secured their place in the last 16 of the football Women's World Cup with a 6-3 victory over Panama at a sold-out Sydney Football Stadium in Australia. The win ensured France finished top of Group F to set up a knockout round clash with the second-placed team in Group H -- most likely Germany. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron attends the prize-giving ceremony for stage 6 of the Tour de France, won by Tadej Pogacar ahead of yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard, at the summit of Cauterets-Cambasque, in southwestern France. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron watches the final minutes of stage 6 of the Tour de France in Cauterets-Cambasque, southwestern France, alongside François Bayrou and Michel-Edouard Leclerc. IMAGES