Three-time French rally champion Yoann Bonato announced in late March he would plant a tree for every time he sets the best lap time in a race, joining a growing environmental trend in the world of sport. EURACTIV France reports.
As Bonato and teammate Benjamin Boulloud, who are committing to the “1 win for 1 tree” challenge, plan to take part in nine events in the French championship and eight rounds of the European Rally Championship (ERC) this year, “an entire forest” could be “at stake”, according to a document EURACTIV had access to.
To put things into context, when the duo won the French championship for the second time in 2018, Bonato set the fastest lap time in no less than 50 so-called specials, a portion of the race that racers attempt to complete within the shortest time as the winner of the race is the one with the lowest overall time for all specials of the race combined.
Fantastic Family Skiing in Villard de Lans, France
Jim Walker didn’t know what to expect when he headed to Villard de Lans with kids and grandparents in tow - but all three generations were in luck. Written by: Jim Walker
We’re hurriedly approaching the lift station in Villard de Lans after an excited dash out of the chalet to find some fresh tracks in the 18 inches of snow that has unexpectedly fallen overnight. As I get closer concern sets in. There is nobody there. Have they closed the lifts? This is not a resort where you have to worry too much about avalanches, and there is no wind at all. We stroll up to the barriers and straight into an empty bubble. Confused, I ask my guide for the day, Benoit, from the local tourist board, what’s going on? He just smiles and says, “Welcome to Villard”.
Daredevil flies nail-bitingly close to bikers on descent down French Alps Slovak daredevil David Andreev, also known as the speedflying kid, races down the French Alps, following steep mountain terrain only inches away from a group of bikers.
The dizzying footage, shot in August 2020, shows Andreev zoom down a mountain near Les Deux Alpes in Vénosc, France.
Andreev recorded this video using a 360 action camera attached to the pilot s backpack to capture his speedflying exploits.
Time after time over the past 20 years, we have been told that snow is going to become a very scarce commodity. And we witnessed it several years ago in various parts of the world, when it failed to show up during part or most of the snow season.
The ânew normalâ for French ski resorts in 2021
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Skiers in resorts like Les Arcs will be able to avoid queues or crowds with the help of an app this winter
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7 January 2021 ⢠11:00am
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Whether British skiers and snowboarders will be able to travel restriction- or quarantine-free to the French Alps this winter remains to be seen.Â
Additionally, while ski resorts have been open for other activities since mid-December, a decision on whether ski lifts in France will be allowed to open, many for the first time this winter, has been postponed, with an announcement on a new date due this evening.Â