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LeMonde
05-07-2025
- Sport
- LeMonde
For the Tour de France, the lack of French winners hasn't hurt business
Every summer brings attacks, high hopes, and ultimately, disappointment or regret. For 40 years, since Bernard Hinault's triumph in 1985, French riders have been unable to claim final victory in the Tour de France. Following the Hinault's fifth overall win, six French cyclists have reached the top 3: Hinault himself (2 nd in 1986), Laurent Fignon (2 nd in 1989), Richard Virenque (3 rd in 1996 and 2 nd in 1997), Jean-Christophe Péraud (2 nd in 2014), Thibaut Pinot (3 rd in 2014) and Romain Bardet (2 nd in 2016, 3 rd in 2017). But none have made it to the top step. Does this lack of French victories in the Tour's final overall standings harm the health of the event? Not at all. For four decades, the Tour's economic model has continued to boost the finances of Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). "The Tour de France is a phenomenon in itself, synonymous with happy summers," said Jean Durry, author of La Véridique Histoire des Géants de la Route ("The True Story of the Giants of the Road," 1973). According to the sports historian, the Tour's economy does not depend on strong performances from French riders. "The public is ecstatic if a Frenchman is in contention, but for them, it's a celebration no matter what happens."
Straits Times
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Last Tour stage to go through Butte Montmartre in Paris
An aerial view shows the Sacre-Coeur Basilica and the Butte Montmartre with the city rooftops of residential apartment buildings ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games near Paris, France, July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Tourists walk along a street at the Butte Montmartre on a warm and sunny Spring day in Paris, France, April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo Last Tour stage to go through Butte Montmartre in Paris PARIS - The final stage of this year's Tour de France will go up the Butte Montmartre, a year after the road race of the Paris Olympics went on the iconic hill, organisers said on Wednesday. "An exceptional route has been designed, inspired by the course of the road race at the 2024 Olympic Games, which drew over 500,000 spectators last August," Amaury Sport Organisation said in a statement. "The riders will climb Montmartre hill and pass at the foot of the Sacre-Coeur before contesting a stage whose scenario could break with the traditions established over the past 50 years in the heart of the capital." The Tour has been finishing on the Champs Elysees every year since 1975, at the exception of 2024, when it ended up in Nice. The Champs Elysees stage is usually a procession to the avenue, where only the final sprint is contested, but this year's route is likely to break this scenario. The Tour starts on July 5 in Lille and ends on July 27. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Last Tour stage to go through Butte Montmartre in Paris
Tourists walk along a street at the Butte Montmartre on a warm and sunny Spring day in Paris, France, April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - The final stage of this year's Tour de France will go up the Butte Montmartre, a year after the road race of the Paris Olympics went on the iconic hill, organisers said on Wednesday. "An exceptional route has been designed, inspired by the course of the road race at the 2024 Olympic Games, which drew over 500,000 spectators last August," Amaury Sport Organisation said in a statement. "The riders will climb Montmartre hill and pass at the foot of the Sacre-Coeur before contesting a stage whose scenario could break with the traditions established over the past 50 years in the heart of the capital." The Tour has been finishing on the Champs Elysees every year since 1975, at the exception of 2024, when it ended up in Nice. The Champs Elysees stage is usually a procession to the avenue, where only the final sprint is contested, but this year's route is likely to break this scenario. The Tour starts on July 5 in Lille and ends on July 27. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
CNA
14-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Last Tour stage to go through Butte Montmartre in Paris
PARIS : The final stage of this year's Tour de France will go up the Butte Montmartre, a year after the road race of the Paris Olympics went on the iconic hill, organisers said on Wednesday. "An exceptional route has been designed, inspired by the course of the road race at the 2024 Olympic Games, which drew over 500,000 spectators last August," Amaury Sport Organisation said in a statement. "The riders will climb Montmartre hill and pass at the foot of the Sacre-Coeur before contesting a stage whose scenario could break with the traditions established over the past 50 years in the heart of the capital." The Tour has been finishing on the Champs Elysees every year since 1975, at the exception of 2024, when it ended up in Nice. The Champs Elysees stage is usually a procession to the avenue, where only the final sprint is contested, but this year's route is likely to break this scenario. The Tour starts on July 5 in Lille and ends on July 27.
Reuters
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Last Tour stage to go through Butte Montmartre in Paris
PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - The final stage of this year's Tour de France will go up the Butte Montmartre, a year after the road race of the Paris Olympics went on the iconic hill, organisers said on Wednesday. "An exceptional route has been designed, inspired by the course of the road race at the 2024 Olympic Games, which drew over 500,000 spectators last August," Amaury Sport Organisation said in a statement. "The riders will climb Montmartre hill and pass at the foot of the Sacre-Coeur before contesting a stage whose scenario could break with the traditions established over the past 50 years in the heart of the capital." The Tour has been finishing on the Champs Elysees every year since 1975, at the exception of 2024, when it ended up in Nice. The Champs Elysees stage is usually a procession to the avenue, where only the final sprint is contested, but this year's route is likely to break this scenario. The Tour starts on July 5 in Lille and ends on July 27.
