Hordes of French gourmets joined forces at an annual snail festival over the weekend to munch their way through a record 100 800 gastropods, organisers said on Monday. "We’ve beaten all our previous records, despite the rain," said Jacky Pommier, who helped organise the festival, in Digoin, east of Paris.
Italy’s Matteo Tosatto handed the Quick Step team and his country their first victory in this year’s Tour de France when he won the 18th stage on Friday. Tosatto, who was part of a long-range breakaway, outsprinted compatriot Cristian Moreni of the Cofidis team at the end of a 197km ride from Morzine to Macon. German Gerolsteiner rider Ronny Scholz took third place.