France — West Texas A&M’s Harry Louradour is the French U20 5,000-meter champion after winning the race by over a second on Friday afternoon at the Championnats de France Cadets in Bondoufle He entered the bell lap in second-place before making his move with less than 200-meters to pass Antonin Marquant and powering down the home stretch to win the national title in a personal best time of 14:46.04 Louradour had an impressive freshman campaign in Canyon where he finished ninth at the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championship to earn all-conference honors and help the Buffs win their eighth straight team title He would also finish 28th at the D2 XC National Invite hosted by Lubbock Christian covering the 10,000-meter course in 33:20.7 He ran seasonal bests of 4:25.48 (mile) and 8:40.20 (3,000-meters) indoors before finishing 15th in the 5,000m at the LSC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Canyon This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Trump Shuts Down China Shipping Loophole, Sending Prices Soaring… XPO Logistics inaugurated its new pallet distribution hub at Bondoufle by unveiling a fleet of Stralis Euro VI Natural Power trucks purchased from Industrial Vehicles Corporation (Iveco) The vehicles, which run on liquefied natural gas (LNG/CNG) comprise the largest gas-powered truck fleet of its kind in France XPO Logistics is the first transport provider in France to fully integrate gas into its standard transportation offering building on its long-standing commitment to reduce its carbon footprint XPO Logistics took possession of 31 Stralis tractors from Iveco at the Bondoufle launch expanding its fleet of five gas-powered tractors already in use in France The Stralis tractors generate 96 percent less fine particle emissions and 70 percent less NO2 emissions than the limits permitted by the Euro VI standard the company plans to operate Bondoufle exclusively with gas-powered tractors and straight trucks and expects to introduce gas-powered tractors in other branches as well As a central hub in XPO Logistics’ distribution network in France the Bondoufle branch will dispatch pallet deliveries to central Paris and the southern Ile-de-France region and will collect pallets from the region destined for shipment throughout France The Bondoufle fleet marks a new milestone in the company’s commitment to reduce the carbon footprint of urban logistics in line with the goals set by major French and European cities a combination of urban rail shuttle service and gas-powered road transport that will deliver goods to central Paris.” “XPO Logistics operated five Stralis LNG/CNG tractors extensively in northern France in a simulation of future operations conducted from Bondoufle,” said Iveco chairman Pierre Lahutte “XPO Logistics is setting an example for the industry by making the most of Iveco’s Natural Power technology.” Download the FREE Global Trade Magazine APP Link Copied!It’s time for the youngsters to shine. As one of the most promising young stars on the ATP circuit, Arthur Fils has created a place for himself in the tennis community with his recent achievement that came during the Monte Carlo Masters As someone who started playing tennis at the age of 5 and by 19 has already entered the top 40 of the ATP ranking Fils has come a long way with the support of his parents at every step of life but they also taught him the biggest part of his on-court personality who brought him up with such amazing lessons on and off the court Jean-Philippe and Anne Fils are the spearheads of a family that has a long history with the sport and is native to Bondoufle was the one who got him started in tennis and gave him devoted coaching until he was twelve before his son’s blossoming tennis career caught the globe by storm Jean-Philippe himself had a background in basketball It was the beginning of his crucial influence on Arthur’s path to taking the tennis world by storm A post shared by Arthur Fils (@arthur.fils) he revealed how his parents’ learning has always helped him chase his dreams I don’t put any limits on myself (in terms of ranking) I will go to Top 10 at the end of the year.”  The 19-year-old ATP phenom is already making his mark on tennis history He is the youngest Frenchman to win a Monte-Carlo Masters match since the legendary Richard Gasquet’s epic upset of Roger Federer back in 2005 but while he credits his parents for his tennis upbringing last year Fils also opened up about the tennis idols he looks up to on the court Last year, in a candid interview, Arthur Fils also revealed how he wants to follow the example of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal “My idol was Federer but when you’re older you enjoy watching Nadal play more and more his way of fighting … These are players who have 22 Grand Slam [20 for Federer – ed.] I’ll try to do the same to at least try to win one the Frenchman also talked about how watching Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open is something that motivates him to give his best Holger Rune and Alcaraz are just a year older than Fils and looking at them making it to the higher level of the tournaments and winning titles motivates him to do his best READ MORE – Who Are Arthur Fils’ 2 Legendary Coaches? 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