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Tour de France

The 84th Tour de France (July 5-27) ran 21 stages plus a prologue, covering 2,455 miles starting in Normandy, passing through the Swiss Alps and finishing on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in…

Tour de France

The 85th Tour de France (July 12-August 2) ran 21 stages plus a prologue, covering just over 2,400 miles starting in Dublin, Ireland, passing through the Pyrenees and the Alps and finishing…

Tour de France

The 86th Tour de France (July 3-25) ran 20 stages plus a prologue, covering 2,287 miles starting in Puy-du-Fou, passing through the Alps and the Pyrenees and finishing on the Avenue des…

Brewer's: Æschylus of France

Æs′chylus Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon. (1674–1762.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AesculapiusAeschylus A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Brewer's: Æsop of France

Jean de la Fontaine. (1621–1695.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Aesop of GermanyAesop of England A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Tour de France

Winner is based on points, not overall time. The world's premier cycling event, the Tour de France is staged throughout the country (sometimes passing through…

France 3, Belgium 2

at Nice, France (July 12-13) Day One— Alexandra Fusai (FRA) def. Sabine Appelmans (BEL), 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-1; Dominique van Roost (BEL) def. Sandrine Testud (FRA), 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Day Two—…

France 4, Netherlands 1

France 4, Netherlands 1 at Nice, France (Oct. 4-5). Day One— Sandrine Testud (FRA) def. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NET), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Mary Pierce (FRA) def. Miriam Oremans (NET), 6-4, 6-1. Day…

France 3, Sweden 2

France 3, Sweden 2 (at Malmo, Nov. 29–Dec. 1) Day One— Cedric Pioline (FRA) def. Stefan Edberg (SWE), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3; Thomas Enqvist (SWE) def. Arnaud Boetsch (FRA), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2). Day Two—…

Bill France Sr.

Bill France Sr.Born: Sept. 26, 1909Stock car pioneer and promoter founded NASCAR in 1948; guided race circuit through formative years; built both Daytona (Fla.) Int'l Speedway and Talladega (…