https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Tour de France organisers have formally blocked four-time champion Chris Froome from competing in this year's race, Le Monde reported on Sunday, but he is expected to fight the move. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180701/tour-de-france-formally-block-chris-froome-over-drug-suspicion Sun, 01 Jul 2018 16:21:23 +0200 tour-de-france-formally-block-chris-froome-over-drug-suspicion An angry Chris Froome rejected critics' suggestions on Monday that he was taking performance enhancing substances like the famous Tour de France drug cheat Lance Armstrong. "I'm not cheating, end of story," said Froome. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130715/froome-dont-compare-me-to-cheat-armstrong Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:54:00 +0200 froome-dont-compare-me-to-cheat-armstrong The favourite for the Tour de France, Britain's Chris Froome got his hands on the yellow jersey for the first time after a stunning performance in the Pyrenées saw him win stage 8 of this year's race. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130706/tour-de-france-britains-froome-wins-stage-8 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:04:00 +0200 tour-de-france-britains-froome-wins-stage-8