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Tour de France

The 86th Tour de France (July 3-25) ran 20 stages plus a prologue, covering 2,287 miles starting in Puy-du-Fou, passing through the Alps and the Pyrenees and finishing on the Avenue des…

Tour de France

Winner is based on points, not overall time. The world's premier cycling event, the Tour de France is staged throughout the country (sometimes passing through…

Brewer's: Sallust of France

César Vichard, Abbé de St. Réal; so called by Voltaire. (1639-1692.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SallySallee A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

France (Group C)

FIFA World Ranking: 17 Players to Watch: Zinedine Zidane (M), Stephane Guivarc'h (F), Youri Djorkaeff (F) Prospects: Host nation France has high hopes going into the Cup finals. Playing on home…

Tour de France

Winner is based on points, not overall time. The world's premier cycling event, the Tour de France is staged throughout the country (sometimes passing through…

Tour de France

The 85th Tour de France (July 12-August 2) ran 21 stages plus a prologue, covering just over 2,400 miles starting in Dublin, Ireland, passing through the Pyrenees and the Alps and finishing…

France 3, Netherlands 2

at Rotterdam, Netherlands (Sept. 21-23) Day One—Arnaud Clement (FRA) def. Raemon Sluiter (NED) 3-6, 6-2, 2-1, ret.; Nicolas Escude (FRA) def. Sjeng Schalken (NED) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-4), 4-6,…

France 3, Australia 2

France 3, Australia 2 at Melbourne, Australia (Nov. 30–Dec. 2) Day One—Nicolas Escude (FRA) def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. Sebastian Grosjean (FRA) 6…

Switzerland 5, France 0

at Sion, Switzerland (July 25-26) Day One— Martina Hingis (SWI) def. Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA), 7-5, 6-1; Patty Schnyder (SWI) def. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA), 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Day Two— Hingis (…

Bill France Sr.

Bill France Sr.Born: Sept. 26, 1909Stock car pioneer and promoter founded NASCAR in 1948; guided race circuit through formative years; built both Daytona (Fla.) Int'l Speedway and Talladega (…