Last year’s Tour concluded outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a scheduling conflict with the Olympics, with the final stage held in Nice. The Champs-Élysées returned this year for the conclusion of the 3,320-kilometer (2,060-mile) race.

Like Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) last year in Nice, Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was able to claim the third spot on the Paris podium behind Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) as well as the white jersey in his first-ever Tour de France participation.

Result, standings and updates as Wout van Aert seals thrilling solo victory in Paris - The Tour de France reached its conclusion with a thrilling final stage in Paris, won by Belgian superstar Wout va

Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas says the Tour de France holds "special memories" after his final ride in the sport's showpiece event.

The incident also echoes past controversies involving Jewish passengers. In 2022, Lufthansa barred 128 Orthodox Jews from a connecting flight in Germany reportedly after some individuals on the first leg misbehaved. The US Transportation Department fined the airline $4 million for discrimination.

Working closely with producers and running a female-led kitchen are central to Manon Fleury’s Michelin-starred Paris restaurant, Datil.

With its cobbled streets, windmills, vineyard, funicular railway, and bohemian history, Montmartre has long been popular with foreign visitors. The white-domed Sacré-Coeur basilica and the portrait artists of Place du Tertre have been a magnet for decades.