COMBLOUX (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard soared to a crushing triumph on stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, July 18, winning the 22.4km time trial by 1min 38sec from Tadej Pogacar, who was second. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the...
SAINT-GERVAIS (AFP) -- Tadej Pogacar on Monday, July 17, echoed his Tour de France rival Jonas Vingegaard on the question of doping, saying he understood "people asking the question" because "we ride fast." *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the best young rider's white jersey...
SAINT-GERVAIS (AFP) -- Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard kept the overall lead of the Tour de France on Sunday, July 16, crossing the finish line in the second of four Alpine tests wheel to wheel with Tadej Pogacar. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium with the...
MORZINE (AFP) -- Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard fought off a ferocious attack from Tadej Pogacar on the first of four Alpine tests in the Tour de France on Saturday, July 15, Spain's Carlos Rodriguez won stage 14. *Grenadiers' Spanish rider Carlos Rodriguez Cano cycles to the finish line to win...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro The militant Makabayan bloc vowed Sunday, July 16 to closely scrutinize the government rebranding effort under the "Bagong Pilipinas" emblem during the upcoming budget deliberations in the House of Representatives. "We will closely scrutinize this...
Outgoing French Ambassador to the Philippines Michele Boccoz has urged peoples of both nations to be "more imaginative" and "more ambitious" in bringing the two countries' ties to the next level. *Photo courtesy of French Ambassador to the Philippines Michele Boccoz* At the reception of Bastille Day...
COL DU GRAND COLOMBIER (AFP) -- Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard hailed his rivalry with Tadej Pogacar after surviving the Slovenian's latest attack to cling on to the overall lead of the Tour de France on the Grand Colombier mountain on Friday, July 14. *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian rider Tadej...
BELLEVILLE (AFP) -- Basque rider Ion Izagirre broke away to claim stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday, July 13, as defending champion Jonas Vingegaard retained a slender lead in his duel with Tadej Pogacar. *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the best young rider's...
MOULINS (AFP) -- Belgian Jasper Philipsen sprinted to his fourth stage win on this year's Tour de France with a powerful last burst on stage 11 from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins. *Alpecin-Deceuninck's Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen celebrates on the podium with the best sprinter's green jersey...
Envoys and top diplomats of at least eight countries on Wednesday, July 12, called for adherence to international law as China's continued activities in the South China Sea threaten the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific amid the arbitral ruling already issued seven years ago. Ambassadors and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has lauded the French government's initiative to open a direct flight from Manila to Paris and its plan to strengthen the scholarship programs for Filipino students. *PHILIPPINE-FRENCH TIES — President Marcos welcomes the outgoing French Ambassador...
ISSOIRE (AFP) -- Pello Bilbao won a hot and hilly stage 10 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, July 11, becoming the first Spaniard in five years to win a stage on the world's biggest bike race. *Bahrain - Victorious' Spanish rider Pello Bilbao celebrates his victory on the podium after winning the...
