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It's sprinters vs. punchers for Tour de France second stage
- 2008-07-05
BREST, France AFP — The Tour de France sprinters are hoping to officially announce their race entry with a bunch finish on Sunday, but there are plenty of 'punchers' who will look to kick that plan into touch. At just 164.5km long, the second stage takes the peloton north...
McEwen sees Evans rival striking first Tour blow
- 2008-07-04
BREST, France AFP — In terms of team bonding, Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen has done little to curry favour with team-mate Cadel Evans ahead of the Tour de France opener here Saturday. But given the bigger prize on offer at the end of the three-week race, Evans is likely...
Kirchen leads Tour of Switzerland with cool stage win
- 2008-06-19
VERBIER, Switzerland AFP — Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen, riding for the High Road team, surged into the overall lead of the Tour of Switzerland after keeping his cool to win the sixth stage here on Thursday. Kirchen showed his strength and composure in the tough Verbier climb, taking control of...
Cyclists Valverde outfoxes rivals to win in Liege again
- 2008-04-27
ANS, Belgium AFP — Spaniard Alejandro Valverde held his nerve in a thrilling finish to Liege-Bastogne-Liege to claim his second career victory in cycling's oldest one-day classic here on Sunday. Valverde, runner-up last year to Italian Danilo Di Luca and winner in 2006, capped a tactically astute 261 km...
Evans can finish on podium says Rogers
- 2006-07-17
GAP, France AFP — T-Mobile's Michael Rogers said it's only a matter of time before an Australian wins the Tour de France. But ahead of three tough days of climbing in the Alps, the 26-year-old from Canberra admitted that countryman Cadel Evans could beat him to it. Rogers...
Gil claims Giro's seventh stage, Di Luca back in pink
- 2005-05-14
PISTOIA, Italy AFP — Spaniard Koldo Gil won the seventh stage of the Tour of Italy here after a courageous breakaway which ultimately left Pro Tour series leader Danilo Di Luca back in the pink jersey. Gil, of the Liberty team, came over the finish line of the 211km...
Di Luca outfoxes the orange train to win Amstel Gold
- 2005-04-17
VALKENBURG, The Netherlands AFP — Italy's Danilo Di Luca of the Liquigas team held off the orange-clad riders of Rabobank to win the Amstel Gold Race, the only Dutch one-day classic in the 27-leg Pro Tour series. Fresh from victory at the Tour of the Basque country last week,...
Armstrong getting hungry as Tour record approaches
- 2004-07-22
LE GRAND-BORNAND, France AFP ? Lance Armstrong closed in on a record sixth Tour de France yellow jersey with a sensational sprint finish which extends his overall race lead. The 32-year-old American claimed his fourth stage victory of this year's race and his second in the guise of a...
Menchov wins Paris-Nice sixth stage
- 2004-03-12
GAP, France AFP ? Russian Denis Menchov of the Baleares team won a sprint finish to take the 173.5km sixth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race from Rasteau to here. Menchov, 26, pipped fellow breakaway riders Spaniard Samuel Sanchez, American Floyd Landis and Belgian Dave Bruylandts at the line...
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| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
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| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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