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Early sprint stage win for Decathlon 'takes a huge amount of pressure off' teenage leader Paul Seixas in second half of Tour de France

France's great hope heads on a voyage into the unknown beyond the rest day after his first-ever stint racing nine days in a row

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'He's on a good team' - French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Tour de France and urges Paul Seixas to stay with Decathlon CMA CGM

'I hope he wins one or more stages and maintains this good GC position' Macron says of Seixas

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Why was Jonas Vingegaard given the same time as Tadej Pogačar despite finishing 12 seconds down on Tour de France stage 5? The three-second rule explained

Dane finished well down on Tadej Pogačar in Pau after late chase, but was credited with the same time

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'I was alone' – Door open for next Tour de France sprints with speed, but not luck, on Tim Merlier's side in Pau

Crash with just over 5km to go leaves Soudal-QuickStep rider without teammates and with ground to make up to capture podium place

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'The key moment of this first week' – Teenage Tour de France star Paul Seixas heads into the unknown on first high mountain stage

French prodigy says a Tour where 'I can compete for the overall classification until the very end' would be a success

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Tour de France 2026 stage 6 preview - Showdown among GC favourites Pogačar and Vingegaard expected on most demanding day in the Pyrenees

July 9, 2026; Pau - Gavarnie-Gèdre, 186km, mountainous

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'I don't like third – I want to win': Tim Merlier falls short after 'disaster' Tour de France sprint finale

The Belgian sprinter came close to victory in Pau despite not having a lead-out train

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'We're confident'- Decathlon CMA CGM shrug off rival bids to sign Tour de France super talent Paul Seixas

Seixas' huge potential spark FOMO amongst rival team manager

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Tour de France: Olav Kooij shines in debut with victory on stage 5 in Pau

Max Kanter and Tim Merlier settle for podium spots behind winner as peloton makes late catch of lone breakaway rider after 144km

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Tour de France 2026: Olav Kooij sprints to stage five victory in Pau – as it happened

Dutch debutant Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France in a chaotic sprint finish after a crash just outside the stage finish in Pau.

The Guardian - UK

'You have to take every opportunity you get' - After four days of suffering Tim Merlier is ready for first sprint of 2026 Tour de France

While some rivals have been hunting points the Soudal-QuickStep rider has been biding his time

Cycling News

Tour de France 2026 stage 5 preview - Sprinters target push into Pau as first opportunity at podium in first week

July 8, 2026; Lannemezan - Pau, 158km, flat

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What I hope to witness at this year's Tour de France – The birth of Paul Seixas, the wrath of Remco and great racing every day

Our long-time contributor and experienced Tour journalist Stephen Farrand sends his dispatches from Barcelona, and what he's wishing for this July

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Sprinter Tim Merlier spearheads Soudal-QuickStep's first assault on Tour de France in post-Remco Evenepoel era

No Paul Magnier nor Mikel Landa in lineup, but 2025 Mont Ventoux winner Valentin Paret-Peintre returns for more climbing stages

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A warning to Pogačar and Vingegaard? Paul Seixas claims several Strava KOMs on Col du Tourmalet during recon of Tour de France mountain stage

French super talent heads straight from altitude camp to Pyrenees exploration ahead of next race at Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on Sunday

Cycling News

Tour de France 2025 stage 14 preview - Finale in the Pyrenèes strikes with four fierce climbs to mountaintop finish

Saturday's 182.6km route from Pau to Luchon-Superbagnères replicates 1986 battle between LeMond and Hinault

Radio France Internationale

French clergy acknowledge responsibility in school sexual abuse scandal

The Congregation of the Fathers of Bétharram has acknowledged responsibility in widespread sexual abuse at a Catholic boarding school it oversees near the town of southwestern town of Pau, where Prime Minister François Bayrou has been mayor since 2014. Meanwhile a prosecutor has dismissed complaints alleging Bayrou failed to act…

International Business Times

French PM Under Growing Pressure Over Catholic School Abuse Claims

France's prime minister was under increasing pressure Friday after a former teacher at a Catholic school claimed Francois Bayrou was aware of claims of sexual abuse there in the 1990s but did not act on them.

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Radio France Internationale

Why Catholic school sexual abuse scandal is plaguing France’s prime minister

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has vowed to support an investigation into decades of alleged abuse at a Catholic school, following accusations from the left that he misled parliament by claiming he was unaware of the case while he was a local official and education minister. Pressure on Bayrou increased…

Radio France Internationale

France's new PM criticised for chairing town hall meeting as Mayotte reels after cyclone

France's newly appointed Prime Minister, Francois Bayrou, is facing a wave of criticism less than a week into the job. He came under fire on Tuesday for opting to chair a provincial town hall meeting while the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte struggled to recover from the devastating impact…

The Guardian - UK

Compromise is a dirty word in French politics – but it may be Emmanuel Macron’s only hope

The president needs to find a new PM to stabilise France’s standing on the world stage, even if that means turning to the Socialists, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Cycling News

Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar solos to stage 14 victory on Pla d’Adet, consolidates his lead

Jonas Vingegaard second, Remco Evenepoel third up summit finish to Pla d'Adet

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France 2024: Pogacar tightens grip on yellow jersey after winning stage 14 – as it happened

The two-time winner seized the Pyrenean stage and took 43 seconds from defending champion Jonas Vingegaard

Cycling News

As it happened: Tadej Pogačar delivers GC blow as Tour de France hits the Pyrenees on stage 14 Live

Yellow jersey extends his lead by 43 seconds at Pla d'Adet after dropping Jonas Vingegaard on summit finish

The Guardian - UK

Jasper Philipsen wins Tour de France stage 13 but sprint style criticised again

Jasper Philipsen took his second stage win in the 2024 Tour de France, in Pau, after a spate of failed attacks in the final kilometres

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