The Frenchman outwitted his breakaway companions to ride the last six kilometers with American Christian Vande Velde, whom he easily outsprinted in the final stretch.
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Thousands of Syrians have been turned down in the past one week.
The hearing in the lawsuit regarding the attack of Israeli soldiers on Mavi Marmara ship in which 9 Turks were killed continued at Istanbul Judicial Court.
Faruk Öz from the ruling Justice and Development Party has sent Malatya apricots and apricot kernels to American actress Angelina Jolie to help her get better.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince has arrived in Ankara for an official visit.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is going to North Africa.
Hezbollah militants attack from land and Assad forces pound the city from the sky.