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FOTO ANSA - Vent’anni fa Oriana Fallaci è morta  a Firenze il 15 settembre del 2006: aveva 77 anni INSIEME A “L’EUROPEO” Egocentrica, scrupolosa, megalomane, avara: la giornalista-mito ha provato a perpetuare la sua immagine Ma dopo le sue smargiassate isteriche finiva sempre per rimetterci 22 Sep 2026 - Il Fatto Quotidiano » MASSIMO FINI Per poter parlare di Oriana Fallaci, che fu mia collega all’europeo all’epoca di Tommaso Giglio, bisogna vivisezionarla: la persona, la scrittrice, la giornalista. Se Oriana avesse dedicato agli altri un milionesimo dell’attenzione che pretendeva per se stessa sarebbe stato già molto. Doveva sempre essere lei il centro ed era molto abile nel farsi pubblicità. Me la ricordo ai funerali di Walter Tobagi fatti in pompa magna, con Rolls-royce e tutto in perfetto stile Corriere della Sera, così contrario al modo di essere di Walter che era una persona molto pudica (direi il contrario della Fallaci), stringersi al braccio di Bruno Tassandin che era al...

Le Savoyard Alex Baudin, sélectionné pour ses premiers Mondiaux, a des attaches depuis de très longues années au Québec, où il est notamment venu travailler deux hivers avec ses oncles installés dans la région. «J’aime l’atmosphère, il y a la nature très rapidement,  ce n’est pas les Bauges, mais on peut marcher,  skier, aller au bord du fleuve» 22 Sep 2026 - L'Équipe THOMAS PEROTTO MONTRÉAL (CAN) – Passer trois heures assis dans un car à côté d’ Alex Baudin , c’est l’assurance de baliser son périple à venir et être sûr de ne rien louper. C’est devoir noter, dans un petit carnet, toutes les choses à faire dans la région de Québec, les cafés sympas, les restaurants qui valent le détour, la cabane à sucre à visiter pour goûter le sirop d’érable, Tadoussac et ses baleines, les parcs où la grande nature est reine… Le guide est français, originaire de Savoie, amoureux de son massif des Bauges, mais aussi véritable connaisseur du Québec. Une caution locale sur un autre continent. « ...

https://velo.outsideonline.com/byline/james-startt Words/images: James Startt Published December 4, 2017 It’s easy to overlook the monochromatic sign of the Complexe Jacques Anquetil on Rue Yves Kermen in the southwest Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. And it’s easy to overlook the silhouette of trophies in the dusty window of the nondescript side entrance at this aging residential complex that was once considered futuristic. But somehow it’s a fitting home for the Athletic Club Boulogne-Billancourt, or the A.C.B.B. as it is commonly known, a modest amateur cycling team by today’s standards. And yet in its heyday it was the most forward-looking club team in the world. Not only was it consistently the top squad in France but, almost unwittingly, the A.C.B.B. also ushered in the sport’s first significant wave of international racers. Once inside the clubhouse, there are further clues to the team’s glorious past. An aging polka-dot wool jersey collects dust from its hangar on the wall...

BY JAMES STARTT PARIS, FRANCE The old clubhouse on Rue de Sèvres has long closed down and the team apartments reconverted into private housing. And the lustre has more than faded around the current clubhouse on Rue Yves Kermen . planted ignominiously in the shadows of a Bricorama, a low-cost home supply supermarket on the outskirts of Boulogne-Billancourt , itself a suburb of Paris . Only the sign over the archway reading Complexe Jacques Anquetil hints at a more glorious past, as does a small selection of trophies on show in the window. Once inside the current clubhouse of the Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt , the discerning eye will notice other remnants of the club's zenith. There is the white jersey with red polka dots awarded to the best climber in the Tour de France. Made of wool, it dates back to 1984 , when one of the club's protégés a certain Robert Millar , became the first Scot to cap ture such a prize. And then there is a yellow jersey from the Tour de Franc...