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friends and family in his hometown of Montmorillon As word spread of his impending return to France in mid-October interest in speaking to the newly crowned Verizon IndyCar Series champ quickly gained momentum among France’s key national media outlets and turned into a five-day media tour of Paris and the city of Poitier before the visit culminated with homecoming events in both Poitier and Montmorillon Pagenaud grabbed his Team Penske firesuit and the large transport box that housed his replica Astor Cup to hit the ground running in Paris with a visit to the Mondial de l’Automobile 22 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chevrolet was front and center in the Firestone display area The next few days were monopolized by three-hour media interviews the French tradition of having a lengthy “petit café” with each meeting – followed by apologetic phone calls to let the next appointment know he was “running a bit late” – and the constant battle to flag down a taxi There were also a number of adventures along the way that highlighted his return home to France The challenge of dragging the large protective case containing the Astor Cup through Paris became evident as only a handful of taxis were big enough to transport it Lots of head scratching and animated discussions on various methods of loading the behemoth box took place before a call was made for another type of vehicle A similar scene was repeated with the European-style (small) elevators encountered along the way It wasn’t unusual for Pagenaud to load the encased Astor Cup into an elevator send it on its way and then sprint up a number of flights of stairs to meet it; or try to squeeze into the elevator with it and make apologies to surprised onlookers when the doors opened at each floor Pagenaud never let the Astor Cup out of sight dutifully polishing it for every interview and photo shoot then proudly obliged every request for a closer look or a personal request for a photo with him and his prized possession Pagenaud carefully dragged the protective case carrying his beloved Astor Cup over cobblestone streets over curbs and through roundabouts on a whirlwind media tour with iconic Parisian backdrops that included Versailles Jardin de Médicis and the Moulin Rouge with the can-can dancers whose love of the “Rocky” film series was evident as a common theme throughout his winning season was delighted to recreate the original movie’s famed final scene in his own French way by running up the Trocadéro stairs to meet and raise the Astor Cup to the surprise and enchantment of bystanders During a Facebook Live session with fans in front of the famous Moulin Rouge Pagenaud shared a story about how his day had begun he stayed in the apartment of his mother Sylvie Pagenaud used what he mistakenly thought was shower gel a glitter gel used by artists for dance recitals After frantically researching how to remove massive amounts of glitter Pagenaud managed to scrub 90 percent from his face and hair but didn’t have time to attend to the rest of his body The cold Paris weather helped mask the problem with a scarf and a jacket but even 18 hours later his smiling face still had more sparkle than usual As Pagenaud drove a rental car through the insanity that is Paris traffic on route to Poitiers and Montmorillon he explained how driving in the city was the perfect training ground for an IndyCar championship “Paris is like Indy car racing,” he said “There’s a lot of traffic and you have to believe that you are never in the wrong That’s the only way you are going to get through If you missed a turn because you weren’t paying attention the rental car suffered minor cosmetic damage The importance of his championship achievement began to hit home for Pagenaud when he arrived at AutoHebdo magazine headquarters and saw its wall adorned with a front page cover showing his face and championship trophy TV and radio station he had visited while building his career the writers and editors reminisced and pointed out old hero cards or photos still on the wall of their offices signed by a young up-and-coming French driver named Simon Pagenaud Smiles and big pats on the back punctuated his return as INDYCAR champion Then there was a two-page spread in the national paper l’Équipe as well as a feature in La Nouvelle République The enthusiasm shared by French media and fans for news of his success and return home became more evident as Pagenaud had to hunt down and buy his own newspaper copies since no one wanted to part with their own to be signed by their hometown hero While an autograph session at his father’s grocery store and two official ceremonies celebrating his championship homecoming held at Poitiers and Montmorillon city hall it was the outpouring of support by the hundreds of friends and family attending the latter that brought out the emotional impact of his achievement Pagenaud stood for more than four hours to make sure that each request for a photo and autograph was fulfilled There was nothing more important to the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series champion than to make sure every single person in Montmorillon understood the significance of his coming home to share his crowning achievement with the people who mattered most INDYCAR is compiling a complete video recap of Pagenaud’s French homecoming and media tour It will be posted on INDYCAR's social channels soon Gearing Up: Indy Roars to Life This Week with Sonsio Grand Prix Instant Recall: Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Paddock Buzz: Lundgaard Continues Breakout Year with Second Peerless Alex Palou Marches into May with Cruise to Barber Victory Pole Winner Alex Palou Stays on Top in Warmup; 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Mettez à jour votre navigateur pour améliorer votre expérience d’après le levé au scanner laser mobile (Montmorillon A drainage trench was dug along the north wall of the Notre-Dame church in Montmorillon (Vienne département) in spring 2018 as part of a project aimed at consolidating the structure a sinkhole appeared at the bottom of the trench threatening the integrity of the northern wall of the building the Montmorillon town council asked BRGM to carry out a specific investigation campaign to identify any cavities under the church The two gravimeters used for the on-site measurements (front entrance to the church in Montmorillon) BRGM conducted a microgravimetric measurement campaign (comprising 306 stations) to identify any variations in gravity that could be detected from the surface in and around the Notre-Dame church in order to identify any anomalies linked to underground cavities (variations in the masses measured in the subsurface) a survey was carried out using a mobile laser scanner This provided a 3D geometric picture of the site and its known cavities The 3D laser scanner survey enabled the teams to precisely identify: This 3D survey therefore enabled the teams to make the necessary corrections to the gravimetry analyses in order to obtain a map of gravity anomalies linked to potentially unknown cavities the investigations identified ten negative or "slight" gravimetric anomalies which BRGM recommended checking further in order to find any cavities through seventeen destructive vertical reconnaissance boreholes up to an altitude of 98 m NGF (Nivellement Général de la France nine of which are categorised as being Priority 1 The drilling of three inclined boreholes was also recommended to determine the presence of residual voids under the collapsed zone the town council held a public meeting to present a summary of the work and studies carried out on Notre-Dame church since 2018 BRGM is continuing to support the municipality (now through project management assistance) to carry out the drilling of destructive test boreholes along with SONAR or LIDAR measurements if a cavity is actually detected Carte d’implantation des sondages de reconnaissance préconisés sur l’anomalie résiduelle (Montmorillon Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our news every month The town of Montmorillon in France was submerged in water after heavy rainfall hit the region Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed It's opening in a former French monastery and hospital Joël Robuchon, who holds a galaxy of Michelin stars, is getting into the business of education. The French chef has revealed plans for an international culinary school headed for the site of a monastery-hospital in Montmorillon, France, according to the Malay Mail which is being funded by an unnamed Asian investment group the school hopes to enroll approximately 523 students and grow to 1,175 students by its third year In time the school will provide French culinary certification (known as Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle) The freshest news from the food world every day these eight villages aren't just picturesque Explore the book towns of France and plan your next dream vacation View All posts by Tasha Brandstatter Image by Ji-Elle via Wikimedia Commons View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sébastien Champault (@sebonzenet) But a part of France hidden to most French people drama and the world’s greatest medieval church art Now there’s a puzzle."},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"“OK knowledge-wise."},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"“East of Poitiers!” I cried we appeared to pass through an invisible gauze that filtered out vulgarity din and concerns about football and exchange rates numerous bookshops and an echo of 1950s England when children ran"},"children":[]},{"name":"paywall","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":" free in woods outrages were homely and doors went unlocked."},"children":[]}]}]},{"name":"paywall","children":[{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","children":[],"attributes":{"value":"We stopped at Lussac-les-Châteaux The first hotel in France thoroughly to embrace eco-consciousness A stone village manor house with parquet floors furniture from the days when if it didn’t weigh a ton and elegance throughout."}}]},{"name":"image","attributes":{"id":"1e3613ff-08dd-418c-959a-33255a72d86c","display":"secondary","caption":"Place du Donjon in castle-filled Chauvigny","title":"France Donjon square","credits":"Alamy","url":"https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fde517e9c-533d-11e6-83fb-af7579dd2525.jpg?crop=2250%2C1500%2C0%2C0","ratio":"1500:1000","relativeHorizontalOffset":null,"relativeVerticalOffset":null,"relativeWidth":null,"relativeHeight":null},"children":[]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","children":[],"attributes":{"value":"It has been renovated with attention to enviro-detail handles organic locavorism with more imagination than seems feasible for a fellow with only one head don’t hesitate."}}]},{"name":"ad","children":[]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","children":[],"attributes":{"value":"Onwards we drove to Montmorillon whose the medieval district rose from the River Gartempe as if it had grown from the rock with the village church outstanding off right its crypt stocked with cracking 12th-century frescoes — though the featured lamb looks terribly like a horse An assistant must have been shouting the anatomical details from a nearby pasture."}}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","children":[],"attributes":{"value":"Smartened up no end it still provides more browsing than is usual in the middle of French nowhere contained so many French classics that I felt literate just being there The bloke executed for wartime collaboration all the same.” So I bought an early Brasillach novel “People will look at you strangely if they see you reading it,” Maussion said I replied."}}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","children":[],"attributes":{"value":"We moved on to the Glass Key where James Fraser has arrived after a career in publishing in London and a bookshop in Hebden Bridge “I’m often surprised by chaps who look as though they should be on the street pull out a wodge of notes and buy English poetry.”"}}]},{"name":"image","attributes":{"id":"2b1478a8-26ee-4762-ad4d-7d52788c3849","display":"secondary","caption":"The bookish town of Montmorillon","title":"The book town of Montmorillon on the banks of the River Gartempe Imagine Geoffrey Boycott opening a multinational cricket school in Bedale and you’ll understand."}}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","children":[],"attributes":{"value":"We dawdled on by river arriving in Saint-Savin with heads empty and spirits light its vast abbey coated with romanesque frescoes unequalled anywhere Nothing prepares you for their magnificence the 50 mighty Old Testament episodes — Genesis through to Exodus — high above the nave lead you up and back again as the story unfolds after a catastrophic 19th-century restoration); 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