French Puppet Show ‘Les Guignols de l’info’ Angers Spaniards

A French Muppet-like TV show’s parody of Spanish athletes has set off a diplomatic spat between Spain and France.

Cadel Evans’ Tour de France Victory and the Celebration in Australia

It’s the first time an Australian has won the international bicycle race.

Tour de France Crashes

Several riders have been injured in accidents in this year’s Tour de France.

French mountain pass

We take the high road for today’s Geo Quiz. There was a lot of huffing and puffing going on earlier today along the mountain road we want you to name. It’s 7,000 feet up in the central Pyrenees. And for the cyclists competing in the Tour de France it was one very tough day of cycling.

Global Political Cartoons: July 18 – 24, 2009

Cartoonists find poignancy in the timing of the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing and the death of veteran newsman Walter Cronkite. President Obama goes in for some image polishing, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have a long-distance war of words, and rumors of doping haunt the Tour de France.

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Geo answer

For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for the city where cyclists in the 10th stage of the Tour de France will cross the finish line. The answer is Issoudun, France. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets the latest on today’s events from New York Times reporter Juliet Macur. Listen

France’s convicts kick off cycle race

A Tour de France started this week in northern France. But it’s not the world famous event that happens every summer. This cycling race is called the PENAL Tour de France — and it’s for French prison inmates. The BBC’s Emma Jane Kirby has the story. Listen