tour de france snubs velodrome Holocaust memorial

[frederic38]

they refuse to embrace the world's new religion:

http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/69862/tour-de-france-snubs-velodrome-holocaust-memorial

 

[Matra2]

“ASO will not take part in the upcoming commemoration of the Vel d’Hiv round-up. As a sports organisation, ASO has no legitimacy whatsoever to be present.”

:thumb:

Tres bon! Short and direct to the point. No need for apologies or excuses. If an American sport made such a reply they would be accused of shunning their social responsibilities then they'd be subjected to a media shaming campaign followed by pressure from corporate sponsors.

 

[frederic38]

the tour de france is in my region right now, but it no longer goes to my city, maybe the air was too bad for the lungs :biggrin1:

i love to watch all these french cities and landscapes, except the big cities
it reminds me that my region is beautiful, it's easy to forget it when you live in a big city though

 

[frederic38]

this is what my region looks like (from le tour de france's official youtube channel):

[video=youtube_share;3ydYYDMcGqU]http://youtu.be/3ydYYDMcGqU[/video]

it was warmer than it seems, around 30 degrees (86 F)

 

[Europe]

this is what my region looks like (from le tour de france's official youtube channel):

[video=youtube_share;3ydYYDMcGqU]http://youtu.be/3ydYYDMcGqU[/video]

it was warmer than it seems, around 30 degrees (86 F)

Nice, Do you ever go hiking in the mountains?

 

[frederic38]

Nice, Do you ever go hiking in the mountains?

yes, sometimes
one of my favourite places is lauvitel:
http://cgo.asso.free.fr/photos/Photos Scolaires/Lauvitel.jpg

http://s.camptocamp.org/uploads/images/1215965242_200598690.jpg

but i never do ski, something that is very popular here in the alps

 

[Matra2]

Does ice hockey have any following in the French Alps?

 

[frederic38]

Does ice hockey have any following in the French Alps?

yes, a big following for a minor sport
i'd say that it comes third after football (soccer) and rugby
we have the best french team, or one of the bests in france, i believe (called "les bruleurs de loups")
however it looks very strange, when you watch a match it really looks very american, it's very different to soccer or rugby, very different to watch