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 Britain's Chris Froome overcame suspicion, cups of urine, spit and abuse to claim his second Tour de France title on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150727/froome-edges-closer-to-second-tour-de-france-win Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:35:37 +0200 froome-edges-closer-to-second-tour-de-france-win Kenyan-born cyclist Chris Froome was Sunday poised to succeed Bradley Wiggins as the Tour de France champion to complete what has been a superb summer of sport for Britain. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130721/froome-poised-to-cap-great-british-summer-of-sport Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:23:00 +0200 froome-poised-to-cap-great-british-summer-of-sport Saturday's 14th stage of the Tour de France, the last before the much anticipated ride to the legendary Mont Ventoux, sees the race return to Lyon for the first time in a decade. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130713/froome-hoping-to-play-it-safe-on-14th-tour-stage Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:24:38 +0200 froome-hoping-to-play-it-safe-on-14th-tour-stage Tour de France leader Chris Froome fired a broadside at a cycling generation tainted by doping scandals as he insisted he is racing "100 percent" clean at the world's biggest and most notorious bike race. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130707/clean-froome-points-finger-at-dirty-generation Sun, 07 Jul 2013 10:52:35 +0200 clean-froome-points-finger-at-dirty-generation