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 For the first time since he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong on Thursday rode a stage of the famous race for charity. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150716/disgraced-armstrong-to-hit-tour-de-france-route Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:45:24 +0200 disgraced-armstrong-to-hit-tour-de-france-route US drugs cheat Lance Armstrong has met up with one of his former 'victims', Christophe Bassons, to apologise for his role in forcing the French cyclist off the 1999 Tour de France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131208/armstrong-says-sorry-to-victim-bassons Sun, 08 Dec 2013 10:09:00 +0100 armstrong-says-sorry-to-victim-bassons On the eve of the 100th Tour de France, disgraced former champion Lance Armstrong stirred up a hornet’s nest by insisting it is 'impossible' to win the world’s greatest cycle race without taking performance-enhancing drugs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130628/armstrong-impossible-to-win-tour-without-drugs Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:47:00 +0200 armstrong-impossible-to-win-tour-without-drugs Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong could be stripped of the prestigious Legion d'Honneur, following his admission of long-term drug use while securing his record seven Tour de France victories. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130302/armstrong-faces-loss-of-top-french-honour Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:47:28 +0100 armstrong-faces-loss-of-top-french-honour Tour de France organiser Christian Prudhomme said Thursday that disgraced rider Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour titles because of doping, "was already in the past". https://www.thelocal.fr/20130117/armstrongs-in-the-past-tour-de-france-chief Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:27:00 +0100 armstrongs-in-the-past-tour-de-france-chief The 1999-2005 Tour de France races will have no winners attributed to them, embattled world cycling officials announced Friday, ordering doping-tainted icon Lance Armstrong to repay his prize money. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121026/no-tour-de-france-winners-for-armstrong-races Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:23:00 +0200 no-tour-de-france-winners-for-armstrong-races Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong's fate was sealed in Geneva on Monday, as the sport's under-fire world governing body decided to back a life ban for doping and strip him of his record seven Tour de France titles. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121022/world-cycling-body-bans-armstrong Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:15:00 +0200 world-cycling-body-bans-armstrong Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme said Friday he was against re-attributing disgraced US rider Lance Armstrong's seven victories in the world's most prestigious cycling race. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121012/tour-de-france-against-re-assigning-armstrong-wins Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:39:00 +0200 tour-de-france-against-re-assigning-armstrong-wins Cycling's world governing body on Thursday said it would look at a US Anti-Doping Agency report that accused seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of being at the centre of a widespread doping conspiracy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121011/world-cycling-body-look-at-armstrong-dope-claims Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:41:00 +0200 world-cycling-body-look-at-armstrong-dope-claims Lance Armstrong, who is poised to be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after relinquishing his fight against drug charges, has received backing from his former team boss Johan Bruyneel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120824/sports-stars-and-former-boss-back-armstrong Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:16:48 +0200 sports-stars-and-former-boss-back-armstrong