Albertville
Final Tour de France summit last chance for challengers
Jul 19, 2012 01:19 EDT
A first Tour de France visit to the summit of Peyragudes in the Pyrenees could signal the last chance of glory for several yellow jersey challengers on Thursday.
Froome plays down attack drama on Tour
Jul 12, 2012 16:33 EDT
Chris Froome insists he did not disobey team orders on the 'Queen' Alpine stage of the Tour de France that, once more, highlighted his apparent race-winning capabilities.
Rolland wins 11th stage as Wiggins drops Evans
Jul 12, 2012 14:59 EDT
Frenchman Pierre Rolland claimed an epic 11th stage victory on the Tour de France Thursday as race leader Bradley Wiggins of Britain took another step towards overall victory.
Rolland wins 11th stage, Wiggins drops Evans
Jul 12, 2012 12:25 EDT
Frenchman Pierre Rolland claimed an epic 11th stage victory on the Tour de France Thursday as race leader Bradley Wiggins of Britain took another step towards overall victory.
Two Dutch riders quit Tour on Alpine 'Queen' stage
Jul 12, 2012 10:54 EDT
Dutch team Vacansoleil suffered Tour de France woe on Thursday after two of their riders, Liuwe Westra and Rob Ruijgh, pulled out of the race.
Voeckler wins stage as Wiggins defends yellow
Jul 11, 2012 14:10 EDT
Britain's Bradley Wiggins retained the yellow jersey on the first day of the Tour de France in the Alps Wednesday as France's Thomas Voeckler won the 10th stage.
Voeckler wins Tour 10th stage, Wiggins keeps lead
Jul 11, 2012 12:05 EDT
Britain's Bradley Wiggins retained the yellow jersey on the first day of the Tour de France in the Alps Wednesday as France's Thomas Voeckler won the 10th stage.
Ex-L'Oreal chief Owen-Jones asks court to shut chip stand
Feb 02, 2012 12:59 EST
The former head of cosmetics giant L'Oreal, Lindsay Owen-Jones, has asked a court in France to shut down a chip stand near his apartment in the ski resort of Val d'Isere.
Norway PM celebrates Amundsen with South Pole ski
Dec 12, 2011 10:37 EST
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's prime minister braved deep freeze temperatures on Monday to ski around the South Pole as he prepared to celebrate the 100th anniversary of countryman Roald Amundsen becoming the first to reach the pole.
Annecy pins 2018 hopes on traditional values
Jul 06, 2011 06:43 EDT
DURBAN (Reuters) - The French resort of Annecy pinned their hopes of securing the 2018 Winter Olympics on the traditional values involved in hosting the Games when they made their bid presentation to the IOC on Wednesday.
Annecy 'will keep Olympic flame burning'
Jul 06, 2011 06:34 EDT
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the alpine town of Annecy would deliver the traditional Olympic values of respect and friendship and keep the Olympic flame burning here on Wednesday.
Annecy 'still in hunt' to host 2018 Winter Games
Jul 05, 2011 09:13 EDT
French Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno offered hope to Annecy, the French alpine town perceived as outsiders in the race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, by saying she always won her events at the last gasp.
Vinokourov takes command of Criterium du Dauphine race
Jun 06, 2011 13:20 EDT
Veteran Alexandre Vinokourov took the leader's jersey in the Criterium du Dauphine here Monday but was quick to pay tribute to surprise stage winner Jurgen van den Broeck of Belgium.
Cyclist Boom starts Dauphine with a bang
Jun 05, 2011 15:42 EDT
Flying Dutchman Lars Boom powered to the overall lead of the Criterium du Dauphine stage race after dominating his rivals in the opening prologue held over 5.4 km here Sunday.
Brother of Olympic skater Kerrigan sentenced to prison
May 26, 2011 12:26 EDT
WOBURN, Mass (Reuters) - Mark Kerrigan, Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison on Thursday for assault and battery of his elderly father who died during their physical struggle.
Olympian's brother cleared of manslaughter in father's death
May 25, 2011 13:53 EDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - Mark Kerrigan, the brother of U.S. Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, was acquitted on Wednesday of manslaughter in the death of his 70-year-old father.
Trial begins for brother of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan
May 13, 2011 13:54 EDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Friday in the trial of Mark Kerrigan, U.S. Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother, who is charged with manslaughter in the death of his 70-year-old father.
Kerrigan's brother seeks more details on charge
Dec 08, 2010 18:17 EST
Brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan seeks more details on charge in father's death. A lawyer for Mark Kerrigan, the brother of champion figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, wants prosecutors to give a more detailed explanation of the manslaughter charge filed in the death of their father.
Skater's brother asks that Mass. charge be dropped
Nov 18, 2010 16:26 EST
Nancy Kerrigan's brother asks Mass. judge to drop manslaughter charge in father's death. The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan asked a judge Thursday to dismiss a manslaughter charge against him in the death of their 70-year-old father, arguing that the elder Kerrigan's death was caused by a long-standing heart condition, not by a violent altercation.
3 cities set for 2018 Winter Olympics presentation
Nov 12, 2010 04:52 EST
Guangzhou's Asian Games is next chance for 2018 Winter Olympics bid cities to press claims. Claudia Bokel was in hot Mexico helping Munich press its claim for the 2018 Winter Olympics when Germany experienced some seasonal weather in keeping with the occasion.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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Commune of Albertville | |
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| Location | |
  Albertville
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| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Albertville-Nord and Albertville-Sud |
| Mayor | Philippe Masure (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 328–2,030 m (1,080–6,660 ft) (avg. 352 m/1,150 ft) |
| Land area1 | 17.56 km2 (6.78 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 18,906 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,077 /km2 (2,790 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73011/ 73200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
