Thierry Gouvenou used to get paid to ride the Tour de France in the 1990s — now his job is to decide which roads the modern ...

Follow live text updates on stage one of the Tour de France in Lille, as Jasper Philipsen wins sprint finish to claim yellow ...

A 53-year-old man has been jailed for six years after confessing to setting a fire that ravaged more than 1,100 hectares of ...

The Tour de France embarks on Saturday with superstar Tadej Pogacar's hunger for wins sharing top billing with the ...

A frantic fight for the first overall leader's yellow jersey will mark the start of cycling's Tour de France when the ...

South-west and Brittany are the only areas likely to avoid storms this evening after several temperature records were broken ...

The 2025 edition of the Tour de France cycle race begins in the northern city of Lille on Saturday, with title contenders ...

Budget airline Ryanair has cancelled more than 170 flights because of French air traffic control strikes, affecting more than ...

The Tour de France sets off on Saturday with superstar Tadej Pogacar and his rival Jonas Vingegaard sharing top billing with ...

Wildfires continued to rage on the western coast of Turkey as more than 50,000 people have been evacuated from impacted areas ...

In July 1987, the "Butcher of Lyon" was sentenced to life in prison by a French court. Four years earlier, the BBC reported ...