Tour de France 2011
The tour 2011-
—LISIEUX, France | Wed Jul 6, 2011 10:03pm EDT
Mark Cavendish of Britain won a windy and crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint on Wednesday, while Thor Hushovd of Norway kept the leader’s yellow jersey.
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French Wine
Speak French Language——Learn French Culture
France is the source of many grape varieties (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah) that are now planted throughout the world, as well as wine-making practices and styles of wine that have been adopted in other producing countries. Although some producers have benefited [...]
Celebrating French language and culture
UNITED NATIONS, March 19 (Xinhua) — The United Nations is celebrating French language day here Friday as part of a new initiative to raise awareness and respect for the history, culture and achievements of each of the six official languages of the world body.
“French, as a working language of the UN and [...]
Sir Michael Caine receives France’s highest cultural honour
Sir Michael Caine received France’s highest cultural honour on Thursday for his acting achievements, saying the French perhaps loved him because he could speak their language.
But the veteran British actor with his trademark Cockney accent clearly experienced a few translation problems as he thanked [...]
French names
There are hundreds of common French first names. Some of them look just like their English counterparts, others are fairly similar, and still others may be uniquely French. These pages include more than 200 of the most popular French names, along with their pronunciation and English equivalents. When looking at these [...]
tour de france 2010
Alberto Contador of Spain bags his third Tour de France title last Sunday. The 27-year-old Contador managed to keep his pace all throughout the race and the last stage, over 102.5 km from Longjumeau, awarded to the British Mark Cavendish for the second consecutive year.
Contador was showing signs of weakness in the [...]
Tour de France 2010
Mark Cavendish bides his time after brave climb
The Briton, with his eye on the points title, will conserve his strength for the flat after a brave second in the mountains.
Mark Cavendish demonstrated with his second-placed finish in Saturday’s 13th stage that he is a threat even without Mark Renshaw, his [...]
Tour de France 2010
Cycling a stretch of the famous Tour de France
19 Jul 2010
Just three kilometres from the top of one of the biggest road ascents in the French Pyrenees – and after almost an hour and a half of relentless cycling uphill – I manage to raise a resigned smile and a brief congratulatory [...]
Tour de France 2010
Ryder Hesjedal is living every cyclist’s dream.
Near the halfway point of the most famous race in cycling, the Tour de France, the 29-year-old Victorian is in sixth place.
He is only the fourth Canadian ever to ride in the Tour de France, which started on July 3 in Rotterdam.
Starting today, you can [...]
French books
To learn French well, you need good books.
French Language Book Boutique –
Please visit this website : http://www.frenchbooksonline.com/
All books available on that website are in the French language. Imported directly from France, the French books are warehoused in the USA and available for immediate shipment. It carry selections for [...]