Links for Saturday 5 July 2008:

Cycle of cheating: Tour de France Attempts to Polish its Tarnished Image
Cult heroes: The weird world of Japanese manga comes to Paris
Unforgettable: French village grieves for murdered son
Getting around: Dr Latitude: French countryside was made for cycling
Time to go: A star anchorman in France is saying farewell
Dreaded and archaic: What’s the future for the ‘bac’?
Released, relieved: Betancourt greets France with tears, joy
But… Ingrid Betancourt’s homecoming soured by claims of secret payoff
Left and ultra-left: A party that ought to be doing better looks for a new leader
Roving Ratzinger: Pope to visit France in September
Look ma, no wings: Air France eyes move to railways