French cyclist Alexandre Léauté wins bronze medal in men's 1000m
• Aug 31, 2024, 2:01 PM
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All eyes are on French cyclist Alexandre Léauté who bagged a bronze medal Saturday in the Paralympics after coming third in the men's 1000m time trial C1-3. Léauté secured a gold medal for France Friday in the men’s C2 3,000-meter individual pursuit. FRANCE 24 Sports Journalist James Vasina reports from Saint Quentin En Yvelines.
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British cycling great Mark Cavendish wins final race in Singapore
• 10:49 AM
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Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory on Sunday in the Tour de France Singapore Criterium with a signature surge to the line in his last-ever professional race.
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'Everest of the Seas': Skippers to set off on Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race
• 7:43 AM
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Tens of thousands of fans gathered in France's Sables d'Olonne on Sunday for the start of the 10th Vendée Globe, the round-the-world solo yacht race known as the Everest of the Seas. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports from the port town in western France a
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Vendée Globe skipper Violette Dorange, 23, is youngest ever to take on ‘Everest of the Seas’
• 7:32 AM
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French skipper Violette Dorange will make sailing history on Sunday as she sets off on the Vendée Globe round-the-world race, becoming the youngest ever sailor to take on the epic solo event dubbed the "Everest of the Seas".
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The 10th edition of Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race kicks off
• 12:27 AM
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“Compressed by emotion”, 40 skippers in the tenth Vendée Globe set off on Sunday on a new solo voyage around the world, cheered on by hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Les Sables-d'Olonne to say goodbye. Report by Cédric Ferreira, Natalia Ruiz
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