Relive the action from Stage 9 of the 2025 Tour de France, where riders took on a second consecutive sprint stage spanning a flat 174.1 kilometers from Chinon to Châteauroux.

The simplest and mathematically obvious reason why the Tour is getting faster: the race is getting shorter. The overall distance of the Tour has been steadily decreasing over the past several decades.

Prime Minister François Bayrou has angered MPs with a bid to cut two public holidays to rescue the country's finances.

France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar — possibly Easter Monday and the day marking the Allied victory over the Nazis — to save money in next year’s budget.