The defending champions broke the deadlock on 24 minutes, when defender Sylvain Jule tried to clear Neymar's cross into the penalty area and sliced the ball into the back of his own net. Christopher Nkunku then had an effort ruled out just a minute later. The midfielder tapped home after Neymar's free-kick had hit the post, but his effort was correctly ruled out for offside. The Brazilian swapped passes with Moussa Diaby before firing under goalkeeper Clement Daoudou Mbappe then won a penalty after being brought down in the penalty area The 20-year-old coolly converted the spot-kick to make it 3-0 before Julian Draxler added a fourth late on to seal the win .css-14rpnn4{margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:2.6rem;white-space:normal;word-break:break-word;}Tuchel Deserves Credit for Neymar's Improved Attitude PSG manager Thomas Tuchel named a strong team for Sunday's cup clash against the fifth-tier minnows The German was rewarded with a bright performance from Neymar on his 50th PSG appearance: .css-1xiyrl{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;aspect-ratio:unset;}The Brazilian was PSG's liveliest player throughout the 90 minutes and demonstrated his improved attitude with an influential display It was his cross into the box that led to the opening goal scored PSG's second goal and set up Draxler for the fourth of the night Neymar also worked hard for the cause and looked hungry for the win He picked up a booking for a strong challenge in the second half but there were no theatrics from the 26-year-old who kept his discipline after his yellow card It's a big improvement from his early days at the French side when he attracted plenty of negative headlines It's been a different story this season under Tuchel and the former Borussia Dortmund boss deserves credit for Neymar's improved attitude Tuchel has got Neymar playing for the team showing maturity and still coming up with the goods His goal against Stade Pontivy was his 17th in all competitions for the Ligue 1 side already this season The PSG boss has spoken about how Neymar wants to play in every PSG game: Tuchel could have opted to leave his big stars out of Sunday's clash given the lowly nature of the opposition he made the right decision to start Neymar PSG play their first Ligue 1 fixture of 2019 on Saturday at Amiens 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 The defending champion, Tadej Pogacar, the 2018 winner, Geraint Thomas, the 2020 runner-up, Primoz Roglic, the Australian star Jack Haig and the sprinters Caleb Ewan, Peter Sagan and Arnaud Démare were among the many high-profile casualties on a day when the peloton tackled narrow winding roads on the fast approach to the finish. Read moreAs the 183km stage was won by Merlier of Alpecin-Fenix, a teammate to the overall race leader, Mathieu van der Poel, Sagan and Ewan crashed hard on the final bend with the stricken Australian sprinter lying on the tarmac as others rode around him. Ewan, winner of five stages in past Tours, was later forced to abandon the race with a broken collarbone The tortuous and claustrophobic nature of the closing 20km which left numerous riders in ditches or sprawled on the tarmac brought a furious reaction from leading figures in the race convoy including Démare’s Groupama-FDJ team manager who described the route design and ensuing carnage as “deplorable” Another leading sports director called the course “unbelievable” and said his view represented those of many of his colleagues “It’s a circus game,” the sports director told the Guardian “where you see they clearly don’t mind about the rider’s health The only thing that counts is that the show has to be sensational.” Peter Sagan (left) and Caleb Ewan crash during the sprint towards the finish line of the third stage of the Tour de France in Pontivy Photograph: Benoît Tessier/APMark Cavendish said: “I was so fortunate There was a wave in the peloton and guys were down Asked if the route was dangerous Cavendish responded: “It’s the same for everyone We will always have the same debate every week about safety but I think the riders have as much responsibility to make things safer as the course design.” Cavendish’s Deceunink-Quick-Step sports director was succinct in his description of the stage’s closing moments “It’s like driving on a highway in a traffic jam at 120kph,” he said said the route showed “poor course design” “The Tour de France is always the most dangerous race of the year,” he said and added that the course to Pontivy “had more road obstacles and speed bumps than I’ve ever seen” Thomas’s hopes of a successful Tour de France had appeared to be evaporating fast after the Ineos Grenadiers rider crashed alongside Roglic’s Jumbo-Visma teammate Robert Gesink who was forced to abandon less than 40km into the stage Thomas spent a few minutes sitting on the tarmac but eventually remounted and finished ahead of many of the day’s other fallers ShowDownload the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.If you already have the Guardian app make sure you’re on the most recent version.In the Guardian app then Notifications.Turn on sport notifications.Was this helpful?Thank you for your feedback.Thomas was far from the only pre-race favourite to fall but even after having his dislocated shoulder put back in and was forced to chase furiously with five of his teammates as the peloton sped towards the finish The Welshman Thomas chased back and managed to finish alongside Pogacar and ahead of the bloodied Roglic his shoulder injury may yet hamper him in the days to come particularly in Wednesday’s potentially crucial first individual time trial shorts ripped and hip shredded as he crossed the line with French police renewing their efforts to locate the mystery woman the culprit could be subjected to a custodial sentence “According to article 222-20 of the penal code the spectator would risk a maximum penalty of one year of imprisonment as well as a fine of 15,000 euros,” stated L’Equipe life happens fast on the Tour de France and for some of those in the race caravan now nursing battered bodies and railing against the race organisers that incident already seems a long time ago there is perhaps only one prize greater than a stage victory in the Tour de France the world's best sprinters will once again descend upon France to treat fans to the most high-stakes pack finishes of the year.  Join PRO to watch the 2021 Tour de France live and on demand in Canada on FloBikes Exclusive highlights and content will be available to our worldwide audience Peter Sagan, the seven-time winner of the points competition, was considered unbeatable until Sam Bennett dethroned him in 2020 Sagan's versatility and Bennett's power combined with the backing of his Deceuninck – Quick Step team make them the two favorites for the green jersey.  are all heavyweight favorites for the bunch kicks The 2021 route will feature eight sprint stages. The first of which arrives on stage three, finishing in Pontivy. Many of the stage opportunities will favor the pure sprinters, giving Sam Bennett a chance to defend his title the other flat stages include stage six finish in Chàteauroux Stage 10 in Valence following the rest day and the traditional grand finale on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for stage 21 Here is our breakdown of each sprint stage The battle for green commences on stage 3 beginning in Lorient, the birthplace of the 2017 King of the Mountain winner, Warren Barguil with a flat parcours favoring the pure sprinters the French climber will be thoroughly outgunned on his home roads The riders embark on the 182 kilometer trek facing 2 category climbs before the run in to the stage finish in Pontivy and the first real test of the points classification Pontivy is the birthplace of current UCI President David Lappartient The first sprint stage of the Tour de France may not be a straightforward day for the peloton The coastal region of Brittany carries an ever-present risk of crosswinds and foul weather Teams of sprinters and GC riders alike will be on high alert in the opening stages attempting to keep their leaders near the front of the race and out of trouble after a 10-year hiatus hosting a stage finish in 2011 that saw American Tyler Farrar win his first and only Tour stage 152 kilometer stage is the only part of Brittany yet to be visited by the race.  the exposed and technical roads of Brittany will once again make for a stressful approach The finish in Fougères boasts the Chateau de Fougères the largest medieval fortress in all of Europe the Tour bids farewell to Brittany before the first time trial on stage 5.  Borrowing well-known roads from Paris-Tours the winds will likely be the big factor of the day in the final 75 kilometers The domestiques will have their hands full protecting their leaders and delivering them to an expected bunch or reduced group sprint.  The finish in Chàteauroux was the setting of Mark Cavendish’s first of 30 stage wins at the Tour de France The 1600m finishing straight is tailor made for the pure sprinters the riders will leave the mountains behind to begin stage 10 in the Olympic city of Albertville the host city of the 1992 Winter Olympic games.  Domestiques will once again have a hefty job ahead protecting their leaders against the winds of the plains in the final 20km before the finish in Valence.  The regularly hosts both the Tour and Critérium du Dauphiné the 3-time World Champion Peter Sagan took one of his 12 stage wins in Valence inching out Alexander Kristoff and Arnaud Démare for victory.  The scenic stage 12 follows the Gorges de l’Ardèche The sinuous canyon road culminate in what is expected to be a bunch sprint in Nîmes.  The ‘Pocket Rocket’ Caleb Ewan, was the most recent victor in Nîmes, winning a bunch sprint ahead of Elia Viviani and Dylan Groenewegen in 2019. Alexander Kristoff also notched a stage victory here in 2014.  The peloton departs Nîmes and its Roman arenas, which are considered to be some of the most well-preserved in the world, for another sprint stage.  Stage 13 sends the peloton due west for a 220 kilometer race that deposits the peloton at the base of the Pyrenees. A similar route was used in the Tour 15 years ago, but in 2021 it has been made 30 kilometers longer.   Race organizers explained the change at the route presentation in November, following the advice of former riders to avoid traffic furniture. “Safety is our priority,” Race Director Christian Prudhomme said. The citadel and ramps of Carcassonne will provide the backdrop for the finishing sprint. After the celebrations in Carcassonne, sprinters will hunker down and focus on survival in the upcoming mountain stages. Stage 19 begins in Mourenx for the first time in nearly 30. Sprinters that survived the mountains will be rewarded with a flat finish in Libourne as the points classification begins to wrap up. Racing fans will recall Eddy Merckx performance here in 1969, and Jacques Anquetil’s triumphant time trial victory in Libourne in 1957.  Stage 21 of the Tour de France begins as a celebration for the yellow jersey winner, and finishes in the Super Bowl of bunch sprints. Chatou will host the start of the Tour's traditional final stage into Paris for the fourth consecutive year in the department of the Yvelines, and will continue doing so until 2023.  Yvelines is clearly a region that loves cycling. In addition to its commitment to the Tour's iconic 21st stage, Yvelines has hosted the start of Paris-Nice for the past ten years now, and will welcome all cycling disciplines for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The traditional parade and celebratory beginning of the stage will transition into full blown racing as the peloton flies past the Louvre's iconic glass pyramid en route to the stage's finishing circuits. Sprint teams get down to business as the pelton enters the eight-laps circuit, which takes riders around the Arc de Triomphe, down the bone-jarring Champs-Élysées, around les Tuileries and the Louvre, across the Place de la Concorde and back to the thrilling sprint finish on the Champs-Élysées to conclude the 108 edition of the Tour de France. Get the most important Cycling stories delivered straight to your inbox. ©2006 - Present FloSports, Inc. All rights reserved. bringing floods to areas of the region including Brittany The severe weather has continued to threaten communities across north west France since mid December a woman was killed in Morbihan by a falling tree in strong winds Heavy rainfall left river levels dangerously high Local emergency services responded to hundreds of calls Over 50 houses have been severely flooding with water levels up to around 1.5 metres in the Châteaulin commune in Finistère Morlaix and Landerneau also saw severe flooding over the last few days In fact Quimperlé was hit once again by flooding on Sunday when the coastal river Laïta broke it banks High tides and strong winds have meant crashing waves along the coastline of the area but also dune collapses and damage to the coastlines of Morbihan and Finistère Many business properties in the resort town of La Baule in Loire-Atlantique have been severely damaged or destroyed by waves The Gironde coast has also been affected by the storm where dunes were damaged at Soulac-sur-Mer Although the high tides are expected to recede further wind and heavy rainfall is still a likelihood Brittany has seen almost constant heavy rainfall since mid December with levels standing at around 2.5 times higher than average for this period yesterday (Sunday 5 January 2014) an inflatable dam was put up in Pontivy, Brittany, to help protect against further flooding there. The dam is made up of two tubes, filled with air, then water for stabilitiy. The tubes are around 1.2m wide and 2.5 m high. The dam stretches around 180 metres along two major street in the town. According to Ouest France this is the first time such inflatable dams have been used in France Sources: Le Figaro; Le Parisien Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Men's Soccer Adds 11 Signees to 2024 Class5/30/2024 11:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer Head Coach Ryan Pore will bring in three US nationals and eight international student-athetes Unfortunately you are viewing this website on an outdated browser which does not support the necessary features for us to provide an adequate experience Please switch to a modern browser such as latest version of Google Chrome are currently in France playing in the International Defence Rugby Competition – a four-yearly precursor to the Rugby World Cup The Defence Blacks are based in the town of Pontivy in Brittany In recognition of the service and sacrifice of New Zealand personnel in the liberation of France in both World Wars and acknowledgement of the NZDF team staying in the township,  late last week the Mayor formally renamed the town’s main rugby ground in honour of a former All Blacks captain and soldier Dave Gallaher was the captain of the All Blacks on their first tour of the British Isles and France in 1905/06 Known as ‘the Originals’ the team won 34 of their 35 matches Following the tour he retired from playing and became an age grade coach for Ponsonby sole selector for Auckland and co selector for the All Blacks He joined the Sixth New Zealand Contingent as a Corporal and served in the Boer War in 1901/02 he answered the call again and enlisted in the Army and after basic training was posted to 22 Reinforcements He sailed with the Regiment in early 1917 arriving in Britain in May his unit fought at the Battle of Messines in June and spent August and September in preparation for the Passchendaele offensive our personnel perform a haka at the Dave Gallaher Field (centre) and Mayor of Pontivy flanked by Defence Blacks Contingent Commander Sergeant Dave Gallaher was killed in action during the Battle of Broodseinde Madame Christine Le Strat commented in her speech that the strong bonds between Nouvelle Zelande and France can be seen by the contribution that such a small country (New Zealand) has made to defend freedom and liberty in such far- away lands She also commented that Sergeant Gallaher’s story is even more poignant as Europe once again faces war within the continent and where New Zealand service personnel are again playing their part in helping train Ukrainian Armed Forces The Contingent Commander of the Defence Blacks Colonel Duncan George spoke at the dedication of the newly named field on behalf of all NZDF personnel He said that “the field naming was an honour for the NZDF and brought much mana to the NZDF and is a moving example of the continued friendship between France and New Zealand.”  A karakia was then given before the team performed the haka o Te Ope Katua o Aotearoa A string of heavy crashes on Monday reduced the Tour de France peloton to a heap of wounded bodies as a leading sports director called for greater safety at the world’s greatest cycling race Two days after a spectator holding a cardboard sign and looking the other way sent Tony Martin and a large section of the peloton tumbling to the deck Primoz Roglic and others took more tumbles in separate incidents involving no fans at all it was two more pile-ups in a nervy finale on narrow roads that were the main cause for concern in the peloton On a left-hand curve with 4km left in the 182.9km stage from Lorient a massive crash took down among others France’s Arnaud Demare and Bahrain Victorious team leader Jack Haig Then in the final meters Australian Caleb Ewan took a heavy fall at high speed and broke his collarbone The two late incidents triggered an angry reaction from Demare’s Groupama-FDJ team manager Marc Madiot There are many families who watch the Tour de France on television There are many children who watch the Tour de France There are many mothers who watch the Tour de France on television,” he said I don’t want my kid to be a professional cyclist my wife doesn’t want my kid to ride a bike and many families don’t want their kids to ride a bike after what we have seen today,” Madiot added we have to be able to say that it’s not working anymore,” he said Madiot listed things that could change to make it safer for the cyclists as they ride along with constant team orders coming through their earpieces A leading sports director who has taken part in several editions of the Tour lashed out at the organizers for the way they designed the stage’s finale through narrow “Unbelievable to send riders on such roads in the last 20km Clearly they don’t care about the riders’ health,” said the sports director Tour de France organizers were not available for comment International Cycling Union president David Lappartient who followed the stage in an official organizer’s vehicle said the roads were in good shape and not too narrow He said the stakes of riding in the Tour de France made the whole peloton more nervous and error-prone peasants must have arrived at the walls of Pontivy castle and marvelled they were taking goods on the grand Nantes-Brest canal they would have seen a vast fortress with elegant but squat turrets its blank and formidable walls would have been the largest structure they had ever seen people rarely arrive at castles like Pontivy and marvel involuntarily examine their level of appreciation as they walk around then gauge whether this particular stop on their Brittany trip met expectations Tom Whipple with his wife Catherine and children: Felix when we first see its fairytale roofline appearing above the trees of the canal it is the largest structure we have seen all week And that makes it special in the way that a castle we had chosen to travel to never would but because this castle is where our family cycling trip ends The thing I like about walking and cycling holidays is the serendipity On a different holiday we will drive for miles to see a specific spectacular site or visit a specific much-recommended restaurant When you aren’t expecting gastronomic delights the simple restaurant with the simple but tasty menu — the sort of French menu where the closest to a vegetarian option is the chicken — is more delightful still When your children aren’t taken to a zoo and primed to expect wonders of nature This is my grand theory of travel: when the purpose is not sightseeing when the sights are something you happen upon rather than seek The other reason is this trip was also a promise to myself Abbaye de Bon-ReposYVES QUEREIn 2021 the world was closed With only the UK available to us — and even that uncertainly so — we decided to take our three boys but — thanks in part to a lot of Haribo — to our surprise it worked Sitting there beside the sea in the evening sun with three tired sons and some fish and chips I promised myself that when the world reopened we would continue a north-south cycle path along disused railway lines was part of the EuroVelo 1 cycle route that starts in northern Norway then goes by ferry to France and becomes the Vélodyssée the French part running down the western coast all the way to the Pyrenees I would have moules frites on the other side Morlaix Greenway — closed by whoever the French equivalent of Richard Beeching is — going south from Roscoff Behind me rattles a three-year-old on a pull-along bike in the mistaken belief (I will only discover 50 bafflingly difficult miles later) that if he occasionally drags his foot on the ground it “makes it faster because of the skid” as we pass through a wooded and misty landscape is a trailer attached to my wife’s bike and carrying all our clothes and a week’s worth of Haribo • Best cycling routes in the UK’• ‘I’ve visited all 624 of the National Trust’s places by bike’ In front of us are a seven-year-old and a nine-year-old and the promise of a path stretching (eventually) beyond the intermittent clouds of Brittany beyond the bubbling and well-fed river of this forest The glory of a cycling holiday like this is In the week that follows there will be low points as well as highs There will be a day of miles upon miles along a Napoleonic canal with no cafés then a creperie that appears — like a shimmering oasis in the desert — to save us We will arrive one night in what appears to be the French equivalent of Swindon (Carhaix-Plouguer) and another in a village of honey-yellow stone and lavender (Mellionnec) you stay not where you want but where you can to reach the only village with accommodation that we can get to in time we have to divert up a steep hill — the sort of hill that causes weeping and a modicum of parent-directed hostility I would never have picked out the village of Berrien on a map It is just a small settlement in a protected area After spending one night in the Scandi-chic La Cabane Douarenn and a morning in which my children chased three black sheep through its beautiful cottage garden I would consider planning an entire holiday around this place that with this yin of unexpected accommodation triumph would come the yang of a very different kind of nightspot in an establishment with beds that were not merely dirty but — a qualitatively different class of squalor — unclean There is a line in Wodehouse: “Into the face of the young man … there had crept a look of furtive shame the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French.” This was me when my wife sent me down to reception to ask for sheets hangdog — as if it was an appalling faux pas to point out our bed appeared to have had previous occupants — I explained The owner agreed with me wholeheartedly; I had indeed committed an appalling faux pas That was when I realised I was in the presence of not so much poor customer service as a cultural installation; a lost extra from ’Allo ’Allo a momentary retreat like Napoleon’s to Elba he came upstairs and held a hair to the light he declared the hairs to have come from my sons Armorica Regional Natural ParkALAMYOne might think it might have been simpler just to change the sheets I didn’t know whether to punch him or stand to attention and sing La Marseillaise this is why you travel: to experience the exotic the countryside could have been the Wye Valley a grand Napoleonic feat of engineering (coupled with grand Napoleonic Jean Valjean-style slave labour) The surface we cycled on mirrored the one Frenchmen play boules on The view became more open; the canal less like the overgrown waterways of Britain more like a watery version of a Parisian boulevard we found a central square with a fountain and the sort of sunshine Britain hadn’t seen all summer I sat my sore bottom on a pavement café chair and children who are at last old enough to join me in both You can take cultural experiences too far.Tom Whipple was a guest of Brittany Tourism (brittanytourism.com) and Brittany Ferries which has return crossings from Plymouth to Roscoff for a car and a family of four from £169 and overnight cabins sleeping four from £55 (brittany-ferries.co.uk) La Cabane Douarenn has two nights’ self-catering for four adults an 808-mile route along France’s Atlantic coast runs from Roscoff in northern Brittany to Hendaye on the Spanish border with 80 per cent of it on traffic-free paths The entire route is waymarked and each segment rated for difficulty — the official Vélodyssée website is very helpful (cycling-lavelodyssee.com) and practical information such as where to refill water bottles Tom Whipple and his family pedalled south from Roscoff (where the ferry from Plymouth arrives) joining the Vélodyssée route in Morlaix and riding 96 miles to Pontivy On day one they cycled to Morlaix-Berrien (19 miles) on day four to L’abbaye de Bon-Repos (11 miles) on day five to Mûr-de-Bretagne (11 miles) and on the last day to Pontivy (14 miles) This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Berrien A picturesque wooden cabin sleeping a family of five this chic rental sits in the apple-green countryside of Armorique regional park and there’s a generous family dining table and an alfresco deck It offers a little hit of luxury along your athletic route.Details Two nights’ self-catering for four adults or a family of five from £308 (en.douarenn.fr) L’auberge À la belle étoileCamping Le Point de Vue de Guerlédan Mûr-de-BretagneThis sweet campsite ten miles north of Pontivy overlooks Lake Guerlédan sailing or waterskiing as a change from all that pedalling (you may want to skip the pedalo-boating) It has chalets as well as 95 pitches for tents caravans and motorhomes.Details One night’s self-catering for two in a chalet from £95 (camping-lepointdevue.fr) Where would you recommend for a family cycling holiday Sign up for our Times Travel newsletter and follow us on Instagram and X Registered in England No. 894646. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Stage four is another opportunity for the sprinters but will there be more caution after a chaotic start to the tour Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice This year’s Tour de France has been crazy from the outset, with some of the most hectic stages any of us have ever seen To follow up wins for Julian Alaphilippe and Mathieu van der Poel, Tim Merlier stormed to victory on stage three with a wreckage in behind. He left Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan on the concrete and in some pain, joining the likes of Geraint Thomas, Primoz Roglic and Arnaud Demare among the most high-profile names to be caught up in serious crashes on an unbelievable afternoon from Lorient to Pontivy. Ewan was unable to finish the stage and abandoned following his horror crash inside the final 100 metres, which also brought down Sagan. Thomas was the first to go down and was forced to put his dislocated shoulder back in before getting back into the peloton. He ended up negotiating the stage well and finished with Pogacar’s group, less than 30 seconds down on stage winner Tim Merlier. Follow live updates from the Tour with more drama likely in store from this gripping race: And that concludes another remarkable day at the Tour de France, as Mark Cavendish burst clear to secure his first Tour de France stage win since 2016 in Fougeres. Cavendish collapsed in tears as he was congratulated by team-mates and rivals alike at the end of a dramatic stage in which breakaway rider Brent Van Moer was only denied victory within 200 metres of the line. It was a 31st career Tour stage win for the Manxman, who also won here when the race last came to Fougeres in 2015, leaving him three behind the all-time record held by Eddy Merckx. The win caps a fairy-tale return to the Tour for Cavendish, who feared his career was over in the winter before capitalising on the lifeline offered to him by Deceuninck-QuickStep. We’ll be back tomorrow for stage five, which will see the first time trial of this year’s Tour. See you then! This is a brilliant image, and shows just what this win means for Cavendish. Cavendish also claims the green jersey! There are a lot of riders who are very emotional at what they have seen today. There’s a lot of respect for Cavendish in the peloton, and many of them would not have believed to see him back as a Tour de France stage winner. I’ve been swept away a bit by Cavendish, but here’s how the top five looked at the end of stage four... While the general classification looks like this... No changes, so Mathieu Van Der Poel retains the yellow jersey Reaction from Mark Cavendish: “I don’t know what to say. Just being here is special enough, I never thought I’d get back to this race... [pause]. “Just fire, man. We didn’t know we were going to get them. You just see what this team is. You’ve got the world champion [Julian Alaphilippe] out in front [at the end]... “So many people didn’t believe in me, but these guys do... They’ve got the best riders in the world. “I thought I was never coming back to this race, honestly. But the stars aligned. After the last few years it’s just nice to have some luck.” That could be one of the sporting moments of the year - as Mark Cavendish returns to the top of the Tour de France podium, this is what it means. It was Philipsen who led the charge but Cavendish burst clear at the end - a stunning finish, and what a moment. His first Tour win in five years. After everything he has gone through in recent years, being back on this stage as a Tour de France stage winner may have been beyond his wildest dreams. It is now a reality. Emotional scenes at the finish line as Cavendish is embraced by Alaphilippe before collapsing to the ground and bursting into tears. Superb! What a win for Cavendish! It’s his 31st stage win of the Tour de France as he bursts past Nacer Bouhanni and Jasper Philipsen - unbelievable scenes! Van Moer can see the peloton approaching behind him! Alaphilippe is at the front of the chase, and here comes Cavendish! Van Moer has not yet been caught... Van Moer can see the peloton approaching behind him! Alaphilippe is at the front of the chase, and here comes Cavendish! Van Moer has not yet been caught... Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Manxman ready to fight for victory in first sprint finish in Pontivy Cavendish was a late replacement for Sam Bennett at Deceuninck-Quickstep and is not under pressure to win but true to nature he told Cyclingnews he will not hold back or hesitate in the long and straight final kilometre in Pontivy and the other sprints "I wouldn't be here if I wasn't going to try and sprint," Cavendish said "These days riders try to push away expectations but I hate to do that even if I have to sometimes Stage 3 represents the first of seven or eight sprint opportunities at this year's Tour de France where Cavendish won his first Tour de France stage in 2008 then Nimes on stage 12 and Carcassonne on stage 13 after the Pyrenees to Libourne and then on the Champs Elysees in Paris on stage 21 the sprinters will have to survive the Alps and then the Pyrenees if they want to contest each section of sprint opportunities.  The 182km third stage starts on the coast in Lorient and covers flat roads for 70km before the more rolling Brittany roads The intermediate sprint after 118km will offer an amuse-bouche for the fast finish in Pontiny with the sprint teams and race leader Mathieu van der Poel's Alpecin-Fenix squad expected to diligently control any breakaways The final five kilometres dive down to the town with a bridge crossing the river with 3.5km to go The finish follows the riverside until 1.5km to go before a sweeping left and then a tighter turn leads into the long finishing straight Positioning will be vital in the final kilometres as will be a well-timed lead out in the finishing straight Cavendish will no doubt be inspired when he looks up and sees the finishing line.  he faces some major competition as he tries to win his 31st Tour de France stage André Greipel (Israel Start-up Nation) Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) and Bryan Coquard (B&B Hotels) Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) Deceuninck-QuickStep will also have to protect Julian Alaphilippe but Cavendish can count on Michael Mørkøv as his lead-out man and a well-oiled and well-drilled team for the sprints "I've got the best lead-out man on the planet in Michael," Cavendish said proudly "I've got an opportunity to race the Tour with Deceuninck-QuickStep and that makes it something special If I'm collecting bottles or to make people laugh I'm just honoured to be at the Tour de France." Cavendish last rode the Tour de France in 2018 but finished outside the time limit on the tough mountain stage to La Rosière He could have climbed off like several sprinters did but proudly rode to the finish even if he failed to make the time cut.  He last won a sprint in 2016 when won the first stage in Normandy and pulled on the leader's yellow jersey in his first season with Dimension Data and then took three other wins Several bouts of the Epstein Barr syndrome and growing tension with the African team meant he suffered and won little in 2017 and 2018 with their relationship ending bitterly after the 2019 season His career seemed to be over after the 2020 season Bahrain-McLaren but he secured a late place at Deceuninck-QuickStep thanks to some personal backers and thanks to his special relationship with team manager Patrick Lefevere Cavendish just wanted to race and be happy never really expecting to ride the Tour de France Everything changed after his four wins at the Tour of Turkey and then he stepped in when Sam Bennett was struck by a knee injury in the weeks before the Tour It was like he had found a golden ticket to visit Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory mixed with a touch of realism of the task ahead and his chances of victory "It's incredible to be back and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't emotional," he said "People have had a lot more problems in life than I've had But what I had to come through made me realise what is important in life and why I do the things I do "I've never taken the Tour de France for granted it's the biggest race in cycling but also one of the biggest sporting events in the world Every kid who sits on a bike dreams of riding the Tour de France "It was my dream to ride the Tour as a kid and has been my life for 15 years I've always enjoyed the Tour and always will if I win a sprint or not." Stephen FarrandSocial Links NavigationHead of NewsStephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team having reported on professional cycling since 1994 He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022 before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters The name Morbihan takes its name from the Breton words for 'little sea' referring to the large natural harbour of the Gulf of Morbihan Tourism plays a large part in the local economy and most businesses are located on the coast – but only around 6% of tourists are foreigners Morbihan is a gem that the French like to keep to themselves This is helped by the lack of autoroutes – although the region has good route nationale roads linking Vannes gritty fishing and shipbuilding port city to the north-west which trundle along local lines before hitting high-speed routes Nantes has the nearest international airport Lorient has an airport with regular flights to Toulouse with woods and rolling hills covering the rest property prices are highest near the coast while inland it is still possible to find old houses with everything to do for under €50,000 with living room and shower on the ground floor and one bedroom upstairs.  It has a good slate roof and a once-loved but now overgrown conservatory across the back Land with the property measures 376m2 over two gardens It is in the commune of Guern in the middle of the department and has an asking price of €29,700 if ordinary houses pop up when you set the price point at €1million-plus This traditional stone and slate-roofed house was advertised in the commune of Le Faouët in the centre of the department for €45,000 Currently the 144m2 living space is divided into a living space and a bedroom. The enclosed garden covers 372m2. See: seloger.com Ref: 208128147 this house is in a suburban lotissement and was built in 2001 in the small town of Marzan It has a tower to add that extra bit of class No agents are involved in the sale and the five-bedroom house has 162m2 of living space and a 4,992m2 garden Shops, schools and the hospital are all within walking distance, and a port suitable for a sailing yacht is just 5 km away. The asking price is €575,000. See: pap.fr/ Ref: 448802525 On the water’s edge in the commune of Etel this house overlooks a natural harbour and is just two minutes from the village with shops and restaurants.  This eight-bedroom house has a living area of 243m2 It was built out of stone in 1972 and needs a bit of work to freshen it up which will probably start with an alternative to the oil-fired central heating.  For days when leaving home for a swim is too much trouble a small above-ground pool fitted with a counter-current swim-training device has been installed in the garden.  There is also access to a mooring space for a small boat. See: gb-immobilierdeprestige.com Ref: GB2-205 This small department on the German border is home to the historic city of Strasbourg French succession laws can qffect inheritance of property from a step-parent Couple may sue French council over drainage issues in their bargain property Stage 3 profile(Image credit: ASO)Stage 3 map(Image credit: ASO)Stage 3: Lorient - Pontivy Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) and Elia Viviani (Cofidis) they’re unlikely to pass up this opportunity to strut their stuff the route runs parallel to the Atlantic to begin and reach Carnac the site of more than 10,000 Neolithic standing stones the route turns away from the sea and towards the north-east through the heart of the department of Morbihan which hosted the French national road championships last year and continues to the first of the day’s two categorised climbs known as “the Breton Alpe d’Huez” the site of a stage finish on the opening day of the 2008 Tour when Alejandro Alejandro was the winner and took the yellow jersey and of the team time trial in 2015 edition passing through the intermediate sprint and the village where 1947 Tour winner Jean Robic was brought up There are further undulations on this last stretch but nothing that will trouble the sprinters now that they have the finish almost in their sights the final straight is wide and a kilometre and a half long ideal for a tense and very high-octane sprint battle Pontivy is the town where I was born and I know this final very well the weather in Bretagne is always unpredictable and could play a factor in the outcome of the race It’s a technical route and the final very technical and so if it’s wet it could be a disaster.  I can see Deceuninck-QuickStep being the most efficient team to really bring their sprinter to the finish right and then left to the finish and very technical It will be a bunch sprint but the winner will be someone who likes to corner and who is not scared Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography Lotto Soudal rider has returned to outdoor training after titanium plate inserted during surgery on broken collarbone The injury that occurred as Ewan was sprinting toward the line on stage 3 abruptly brought an end to his plan of winning a stage at every single Grand Tour in 2021 The 27 year old had ticked off the first part of the challenge delivering two stage victories at the Giro d’Italia before leaving mid-way through stage 8 with a knee injury The Australian then confirmed his status as the sprinter to beat at the Tour de France when he returned to racing at the Baloise Belgium Tour and won two stages.  at the very first opportunity for the sprinters at the Tour de France Ewan's hopes ended as he touched wheels with stage winner Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix) causing both he and Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) to crash inside the final 150 metres in Pontivy “My bone is still broken but I’ve got a lovely titanium plate holding it together,” Ewan said in an Instagram post Thanks to everyone who has helped me get back on the bike.” The crash not only took Ewan out of the competition for sprint wins and the green jersey which was ultimately won by Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) The seven-time points jersey winner continued on after stage 3 but then abandoned ahead of stage 12 as during the crash the chainring had hit his knee and entered the skin above the patella ultimately leading to an infection which required surgery Ewan was the first rider from his Lotto Soudal team to abandon though certainly not the last with the team that was heavy on lead-out men for the flat stages losing more riders in the mountains with the alpine test and its sumit finish of Tignes catching a number of riders out while Tosh van der Sande (Lotto Soudal) abandoned on stage 11 which included a double ascent of Mont Ventoux Roger Kluge then left on stage 13 after needing stitches following a crash in gravel on the road which brought down many riders.  That team – which finished in Paris with Philippe Gilbert Brent van Moer and Harry Sweeny – had to switch focus following Ewan's crash and the subsequent abandons with its youngest riders Van Moer and Sweeny riding aggressively and trying to take their chances in the break right through to the very last stage walked away from the French tour without a win compared with the two Ewan delivered in 2020 The closest they came was on stage 12 when the Australian rider delivered a third place from the break while riding his debut Tour de France Ewan said it had not yet been determined when he would be back on the road and fighting for victories again.  “Not too sure what my next race will be but I’ll keep you updated when I know,” he said A post shared by Caleb Ewan (@calebewan) Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell the site was one of the first to provide breaking news and results over the internet in English The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999 and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features The site continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative English voice in professional cycling Tim Merlier won the stage while Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas survived heavy falls on another day of day of chaos at the Tour 28 Jun 202117.54 CESTCaleb Ewan: Having come down in an awful crash in the final couple of hundred metres, Caleb Ewan has not been listed as a stage finisher. One of his team-mates has just told Eurosport that he has a broken collarbone and his race is over. 28 Jun 202117.52 CESTStage three report ...Jeremy Whittle is in Pontivy for the Guardian and has performed heroics to file this report so quickly at the end of a truly chaotic stage. Updated at 17.56 CEST28 Jun 202117.44 CESTAnd the rest: Race leader Mathiu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and Richard Carapaz were the notable general classification riders to make it over the line in the front group. Reigning champion Pogacar and former winner Thomas were part of a group that came over the line 26 seconds down. 28 Jun 202117.42 CESTMark Cavendish: Looking for his first Tour de France stage win in five years, the Manxman’s chances were scuppered when he got held up by a crash four kilometres from the end of the stage. 28 Jun 202117.39 CESTGeraint Thomas: The Ineos rider dislocated his shoulder in a fall earlier in the stage, but a doctor popped it back in and he appears to be OK. We’ll know more later when his injury is properly assessed. 28 Jun 202117.39 CESTJumbo-Visma: Having lost Robert Gesink to abandonment following a crash that almost ended Geraint Thomas’s Tour too, Jumbo-Visma suffered more misfortune when Primoz Roglic crashed with 10 kilometres to go. Unconfirmed: he finished 1min 21sec behind the stage winner and is now 55 seconds behind Geraint Thomas. 28 Jun 202117.35 CESTCaleb Ewan: The Australian was still lying on the ground receiving medical attention as the stragglers were pedalling home Here’s hoping he’s OK but he didn’t look in great shape it’s difficult to know what happened to cause the crash He was riding on the barrier and just behind Tim Merlier his wheel seemed to go from underneath him prompting him to veer violently to his left and go down in a tangle of limbs 28 Jun 202117.26 CESTAnother crash! There was a sickening crash in the closing stages. Caleb Ewan’s front wheel slid from under him as he negotiated the final turn and he brought down Peter Sagan. It was a horrible fall and Ewan came out second best. 28 Jun 202117.24 CESTTim Merlier wins the stage ...The Belgian Alpecin–Fenix rider wins the stage. 28 Jun 202117.22 CEST1km to go: A bunch of 15 or 20 riders will contest the closing stages. 28 Jun 202117.22 CEST2km to go: There’s a group of 25 or 30 riders left at the front, with the rest of the field smithereened and splintered all over the road. I don’t think Mark Cavendish is in the lead bunch. Caleb Ewan is there. 28 Jun 202117.20 CEST3 min: A Bahrain Victorious rider was left flat on his back looking in all sorts of bother following that latest crash. Hold on ... he’s back on his feet. This is carnage!!! 28 Jun 202117.19 CESTAnother big crash4km to go: There’s another big crash with eight or nine riders on the floor. None of the bunch leaders have been affected by this one. Updated at 17.21 CEST28 Jun 202117.18 CEST6km to go: The breakaway has been caught and the sprint finish is on. There is no shortage of drama at the front and back of the bunch, which has been split in two following that crash. 28 Jun 202117.16 CEST7km to go: Jumbo-Visma contionue to try to pace Roglic back to the bunch but he’s over a minute behind. They[’re in danger of getting themselves in trouble for drafting behind assorted race cars as they step up their efforts. 28 Jun 202117.14 CEST9km to go: Jumbo-Visma have a big job on their hands to time-trial a battered looking Primoz Roglic back to the bunch. His shorts and jersey are ripped on the left-hand side and he’s over a minute behind. 28 Jun 202117.13 CESTNow Roglic goes down10km to go: There’s another crash, with Primoz Roglic spilling out the side-door of the peloton. It’s a disastrous day for Jumbo-Visma, who have already lost Robert Gesink to a crash earlier in the day. Updated at 17.14 CEST28 Jun 202117.12 CEST11km to go: There’s a crash towards the back of the bunch, with at least one Movistar rider hitting the deck. 28 Jun 202117.10 CEST13km to go: Team DSM get to the front, hoping to lead out Cees Bol for a stage win. 28 Jun 202117.07 CEST15km to go: Arnaud Demare is about 20 riders from the front, a little to the left of Caleb Ewan, who is a couple of bike lengths behind him. We’re in for a technical finish here, with plenty of tight turns. 28 Jun 202117.04 CEST17km to go: The road is narrow, with riders five abreast across the front. Deceuninck Quick-Step are in a line, second from the left. Jumbo Visma are on the right hand side, hugging the grass margin. 28 Jun 202117.02 CEST18km to go: The gap is tumbling and is now at 39 seconds. At the front of the bunch, the riders look tense. Wout van Aert is there, putting in the hard yards to keep Primoz Roglic near the front. 28 Jun 202116.59 CEST19km to go: The gap from the four-man breakaway to the peloton drops below a minute for the first time. 28 Jun 202116.58 CEST22km to go: Mark Cavendish is in a good position as he tries to win his first Tour De France stage in five years. Can he roll back those years? It seems unlikely but only a fool would rule it out. 28 Jun 202116.51 CEST28km to go: As we approach the business end of today’s stage, the riders of Jumbo-Visma, Lotto-Soudal, Deceuninck-Quick-Step and Ineos Grenadiers are all at the front of the bunch. 28 Jun 202116.48 CEST30km to go: The gap is 1min 40sec, with the four riders in the breakaway battling gamely to stay in front. At the front of the peloton, Deceuninck–Quick-Step domestique Tim “The Tractor” Declercq is barking orders. 28 Jun 202116.38 CEST38km to go: The gap from the leading four riders to the bunch is 1min 27sec. Barring something extraordinary, it is only a matter of time before they are reeled in. Back in the peloton, Tony Martin is at the front for Jumbo-Visma, despite suffering another heavy fall today - his third or fourth since Saturday – today. 28 Jun 202116.15 CEST54km to go: In the green jersey Alaphilippe rejoins the bunch after getting his replacement front wheel Lotto Soudal rider transported to hospital following crash in final sprint in Pontivy and that he will undergo surgery in Monaco on Wednesday The Australian touched wheels with stage winner Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix) causing both him and Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) to crash inside the final 150 metres in Pontivy "We have an unfortunate update about Caleb Ewan Caleb is forced to leave the race due to a right collarbone fracture More news to follow," Lotto Soudal confirmed through it's official Twitter account Ewan's crash happened during the last few seconds of the final sprint in Pontivy Alpecin-Fenix's Mathieu van der Poel had delivered a perfect leadout for his teammate Merlier who swung off to grab the wheel of another teammate who took up the reins inside the final 700 metres Ewan was positioned on Merlier's wheel against the barriers on the right side of the road which caused him and Sagan to crash at high speed in the final 150 metres The two sprinters hit the tarmac hard and slide across the road bikes intertwined and glasses flying up the road Sagan gently got up and crossed the line while Ewan received medical treatment on the road Ewan was transported to hospital and his team later confirmed that he suffered a right broken collarbone “I don’t remember too much of the crash as it all happened in an instant," Ewan said. “I remember that I wanted to start my sprint quite early in the chicane We began sprinting on the left and when I started my sprint I saw that the guys on the front were closing to the right so I had to stop my effort and then hope for it to open up again I came next to Peter Sagan and we were quite close on the wheel I realized my Tour de France was over. Usually when you crash you don’t feel too much pain because of the adrenaline rush I was in a lot of pain and as the medical staff were pressing on my collarbone I felt it clicking so I immediately knew something wasn’t right.” although he got back up and finished the stage The second crash took place closer to the finish that involved last year's runner-up Primož Roglič  (Jumbo-Visma) He crashed after a touch of wheels but his team responded quickly with four rider helping him get back in the field but he ended up crossing the line 1:21 down Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) was involved in the third crash on a downhill left-hand corner with 3.9km to go He eventually cross the line 26 seconds down only Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) and Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) avoided losing time among the GC contenders with Pogačar and Thomas losing 26 seconds and Roglič losing 1:21 Despite his disappointment at having to abandon the race due to his injuries Ewan said he was looking a head towards the next goals “It’s my first time I’ve broken a bone," Ewan said "They told me it is broken in four spots and I need to have surgery to put it back into place I think a collarbone fracture is maybe the easiest to recover from I need to let it heal and make plans for the future There should be plenty of time to let it heal towards La Vuelta so hopefully this can still be a goal of mine this year.” Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023 UK-based Linpac is set to invest in a new production line which is a part of Linpac’s lightweighting for excellence (LIFE) programme will also help the company to continue the active engineering of its ultra-light resistant barrier flexibles for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) When combined with polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) trays the top lidding films offer a lightweight MAP solution that preserved fresh products and improves the presentation of packaged items Linpac barrier films business manager Erwan Cadoret said: “The new Linpac production technology allows us to produce a broad range of high-barrier films with enhanced anti-fog and print properties for our customers tailor-made shrink performance enables tight wrinkle-free packs with outstanding clarity and consumer appeal we are able to deliver enhanced performance whilst retaining excellent functionality.” Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis the company has already created a 25µm shrink-barrier anti-fog polyethylene (PE) film for retail-ready MAP formats The new PE film can be produced using manual and automatic lidding systems Upon completion of the newly announced investment Linpac will be able to produce 27µm and 33µm PP and PE films for tray sealers horizontal vacuum lines and vertical MAP flow pack lines Image: Linpachas created new 25µm shrink-barrier anti-fog PE film for retail-ready MAP formats Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network. André Greipel of Team Israel Start-Up Nation & The peloton protest at the start of stage 4 Source: Getty Images teams react as Stage 3 crash leaves 'everybody' to blame Ewan out of Tour de France with fractured collarbone Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España.Get the latest with our sport podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.Watch on SBS SportSport News Email: report@ends.co.uk. Register See all benefits Need to activate your subscription? Complete your subscription activation here Bill Rigg has been in racing long enough to know that fairytales are often exactly that Rigg experienced both with his champion Dulcify who ruled as the brief but undisputed king of Australian racing exactly four decades ago before tragedy infamously struck in the Melbourne Cup of 1979 despite a cautious optimism that she could measure up to some nice races come the spring the retired Perth businessman is not getting ahead of himself with emerging filly Pontivy who will carry Dulcify's famous blue and black colours in Saturday's Listed Taj Rossi Series Final (1600m) at Flemington "I've had horses all my life and I always have some sort of hopes and dreams with them," Rigg said "I was 34 when Dulcify came along and it's silly to think I'll ever have one as good "He only raced for 14 months and he won six Group 1 races and I don't think there's any doubt that he was a champion "He should've won the Melbourne Cup by 100 yards but everyone knows what happened there that Kingston Town would never have won a Cox Plate if Dulcify was still around." purchased by Rigg with the help of Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody The daughter of Tavistock turned heads with a dominant maiden win at Pakenham last start and while the expectation is that she'll improve as a three-year-old over a staying trip Rigg won't be surprised if she runs a cheeky race up to the mile on Saturday the stable has aspirations to set her on an Oaks campaign and perhaps chase a Melbourne Cup win that once looked a certainty for Dulcify "We bought her out of New Zealand," he said "About two thirds of the catalogue that year was either by Savabeel or Tavistock and she was one of the fillies that Peter Moody identified for us "When I spoke to David (Hayes) I asked him two things; one was whether he'd buy into her and the other was whether she could race in Dulcify's colours "The stable are quite happy with her heading into Saturday "David thinks she'll stay a bit as a three-year-old so if she can get some black type now that would be a bonus "If she's going to be an Oaks filly in the spring we'd want to see her running well or at least finding the line at the end of the mile." Pontivy is rated an $18 prospect in BetEasy's market which is headed by Patrick Payne's last-start Flemington winner Rubisaki ($2.25) Dream Thoroughbreds' gelding Desert Dreamer ($6.50) and Chris Waller's Pancho ($9) Food packaging specialist Linpac is no longer up for sale and its owners Packaging News understands that the sale process came to an end after numerous expressions of interest from private equity and trade buyers There were two attractive offers made for the business but SVP felt that these offers fell short of its revised expectations and the global investment firm believes that there is a high growth potential for Linpac It was reported that Linpac was up for sale at the end of 2016 for a price tag of around £450m Packaging News also understands that SVP decided to retain the business off the back of strong financial results in 2015/16 The firm believes that there is potential in recycled PET trays for fresh food applications SVP is ready to invest in Linpac and is set to hit the merger and acquisition trail in the future A spokesperson for Linpac said: “Linpac has undergone a significant period of change over the past three years which has seen well over €90m invested in the business and management strengthened Having delivered double digit EBITDA growth in 2015 and 2016 we have entered 2017 with good momentum and are well placed to build on this in the years ahead as we target further volume growth and margin improvements “SVP’s backing since it assumed control of the business in 2014 has been central to the group’s improved performance and we look forward to their continued support going forward.” UK pallet and packaging sector reports pressured market Poll finds three-quarters of voters say councils failing to tackle litter UK Packaging Awards 2025 | Entry deadline approaching US SEC rules on Amazon shareholder proposal on plastic  BPF event to explore advances in biobased and biodegradable technology Stand firm | Supplier Analysis: Rigid Plastic Tesco vows to remove ‘a billion pieces of plastic’ by 2021 Berry at FachPack: ‘Versatile role’ of plastics in eco-conscious times With over 25 years’ experience in flexible packaging The UK Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy sets out how the country will preserve material .. Is the government right to delay EPR to 2024 View results of this poll FIFA is to donate a sum of USD 100,000 to Togolese international goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale who was seriously injured during an armed attack on his team’s bus in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda ahead of the CAF African Cup of Nations in January.The 25-year-old goalkeeper was gravely wounded when the Togolese team bus was hit by gunfire on 8 January The ambush took the lives of assistant coach Amelete Abalo and press officer Stanislas O’cloo while Obilale himself is still continuing his rehabilitation In accordance with the new Constitution promulgated in May 2024 Faure Gnassingbé was officially appointed President of the Council on Saturday by the Togolese National Assembly during a plenary session visited Lomé from March 17 to 28 to conduct the second review of Togo’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program Five former African heads of state gathered in Kara on Wednesday to pay tribute to the late President Gnassingbé Eyadéma Copyright © 1997-2025 République Togolaise Pour que ce site Web fonctionne correctement et pour améliorer votre expérience d'utilisateur, nous utilisons des cookies. Retrouvez plus d'informations dans notre Gestion des cookies Les cookies nécessaires activent les fonctionnalités de base Le site Web ne peut pas fonctionner correctement sans ces cookies et ne peut être désactivé qu'en modifiant les préférences de votre navigateur Les cookies analytiques nous aident à améliorer notre site Web en collectant et en rapportant des informations sur son utilisation Nous utilisons des cookies marketing pour nous aider à améliorer la pertinence des campagnes publicitaires que vous recevez.