"We were almost there... We were this close..." Don't miss the peloton when they come! Another delightfully entertaining animated short film to enjoy from France. Direction les Champs is a 7-min animated short made as a graduation project by students at the prestigious animation school Gobelins in Paris. Charmant! Featuring a nicely painted 2D look with emotional animation, telling the story of a young girl and her older brother. This summer, the Tour de France is finally coming by the tiny village of Laventour. For our 8-years-old Sophie, there is no way her big brother Benoît can miss it. She does what she needs to do to try and get them to watch the event. FS has featured many, many excellent Gobelins short films over the years – Nube this year, Tears of the Mountain & Niccolo last year, plus the Miyazaki short, and the distinct horror short Hôtel Nuit Noire. What I love about this one Direction les Champs is the way the animation style switches into a more visually goofy, wacky look at times like when they're riding the scooter by the cows. Yet there's still so much genuine humanity in this story and where it goes. Absolutely magnificent work here! Congrats. // Continue Reading ›

Beloved Italian cyclist Gino Bartali rode hundreds of miles through Nazi-occupied Italy with documents hidden in his bicycle. 10.05.26 By the beginning of World War II, Gino Bartali was already one of...

Visma-Lease a Bike announced on Monday that former rider Nathan van Hooydonck has been appointed sporting director with immediate effect. The 30-year-old Belgian spent three years with the team, riding in support of Jonas Vingegaard for both of his Tour de France victories, before retiring young due to a heart condition. He has worked with Visma's business team since 2024. "As a former rider, he also has the credibility to have an opinion on the sport and to express it," said team boss Richard Plugge of Van Hooydonck. "Through his experience within the Business Team, he has quickly learned to look beyond the sporting side of things and to see the connection with the rest of our organization. That gives us confidence that he will do a very good job in this role. And he certainly will not be doing it alone. With people such as [Head of Performance] Mathieu Heijboer, who has been and will continue to be an important part of our organization, Nathan can draw on a great deal of knowledge and experience."

Le candidat d’extrême droite, fils de l’ancien président Jair Bolsonaro, a obtenu 47 % des votes, dimanche, contre 45 % pour l’actuel chef de l’Etat qui brigue un quatrième mandat.

Vice-championne de France cadettes du 10 km en course à pied, la prometteuse lyonnaise Clotilde Girault (18 ans) a remporté, ce dimanche à ...

Er ist der große Rivale von Florian Lipowitz, Vize-Champion der Tour de France und jetzt auch Europameister. Remco Evenepoel ist ein Ausnahmesportler, an dem sich viele reiben. Manche lieben ihn, andere nennen ihn arrogant. Warum ist das so?

Après notamment l'Éducation nationale et le fisc en France, après la plateforme médicale en Pologne, cet été, c'est au tour du fichier central recensant les personnes résidentes ou enregistrées au Dan...

Après notamment l'Éducation nationale et le fisc en France, après la plateforme médicale en Pologne, cet été, c'est au tour du fichier central recensant les personnes résidentes ou enregistrées au Danemark d'être piraté. Cette cyberattaque dont les auteurs n'ont pas encore été identifiés a permis une fuite de données de plus de 8,8 millions de personnes.