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Abrahamsen wins Tour de France stage

Tour de France stage 12 - GC rivals set to challenge Pogacar on final climbs

Two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard on today's final: "It's just, in general, a very hard climb. It's 13.5km so it's a very long climb. It will take between 30 and 40 minutes to climb it so, in general, I think today will be a hard day."

The New York Times · 22h

Tour de France stage 11: Pogacar crashes but peloton waits, Abrahamsen wins from breakaway, Healy defends yellow

Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen won an incident-packed stage 11 at the Tour de France on Wednesday, outsprinting Mauro Schmid in Toulouse. Behind them, race favorite Tadej Pogačar crashed in the final minutes, but did not lose any time to his general classification rivals after they sportingly waited until he rejoined them.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 23h

Tour de France Stage 11 results, standings: Tadej Pogacar survives crash, Abrahamsen wins

Stage 11 of the 2025 Tour de France featured a wild day of racing, including a late crash involving defending champion Tadej Pogacar.

France's plan to cull public holidays may not help economy

Reuters · 1d

France's plan to cull public holidays may not help the economy

The French government thinks the country has too many days off for its own good, but its proposal to cull some public holidays may not produce much of an economic benefit.

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

France’s prime minister wants to cut 2 public holidays to save money for the indebted economy

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar — possibly Easter Monday and the day marking the Allied victory over the Nazis — to save money in next year’s budget.

The New York Times · 1d

France Proposes Cutting Two Public Holidays to Avert Budget Crisis

France’s prime minister warned on Tuesday that the country faced a Greek-scale financial crisis if it doesn’t act decisively to rein in its ballooning debt and deficit. He proposed a series of drastic measures to mend the nation’s budget,

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BBC on MSN · 23h

Could axing two national holidays save France from its mountain of debt?

Prime Minister François Bayrou has angered MPs with a bid to cut two public holidays to rescue the country's finances.

Daily Journal · 1d

French PM proposes cutting national holidays to cut debt

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays in France as part of a bid to tackle what he called the "curse" of

scmp.com · 1d

France considers cutting national holidays to ease debt burden

Prime minister suggests axing two of 11 public holidays, including Easter Monday and May 8, to add ‘several billions of euros’ to state coffers.

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How to Watch Tour de France 2025 Stage 12: Live Stream Cycling, TV Channel

Tour de France continues on Thursday as Stage 12 returns to the grueling terrain of the mountains, set against the backdrop ...

Galthie revamps France team with nine changes for last NZ test

France coach Fabien Galthie has overhauled his starting lineup, making nine changes for their series finale against New ...

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Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France

A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for ...

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Tour de France roundtable: Best riders and most memorable moments of the race so far

So far we’ve seen a largely-imperious Tadej Pogačar, an aggressive Visma-Lease A Bike squad, a super-strong Ben Healy, a ...

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2025 Tour de France Standings

The 2025 Tour de France rolls on and runs through Sunday, July 27. Live coverage of all 21 stages will be available on ...

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All Blacks make 10 changes to the starting lineup for the third rugby test against France

All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson has made 10 changes to his starting lineup for the third rugby test against France.

Food Safety News11h

Botulism sickens six in France

Half a dozen people have needed hospital treatment in France after developing botulism from food stored in a jar. The Pays de ...

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