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(c) 2011 Cor Vos/ Bike World News Philippe Gilbert ( Omega Pharma Lotto) won the Brabant Arrow on Wednesday, capping the race with a sprint over Björn Leukemans ( Vacansoleil ), his last escape companion. Anthony Geslin (EOD) completed the podium, besting a three man group that came in about a minute off of the leaders. Gilbert’s victory certainly bodes well for his performance in the rest of the Ardennes classics, including Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race where he will start as defending champion...Read Full Story

French lottery group La Française des jeux (FdJ) is looking into buying British company Camelot which runs Britain's National Lottery, it has been reported. Economic dailies Le Figaro Economique and Les Echos said FdJ had until early 2010 to make a bid, but the two newspapers said the deal was far from certain. Le Figaro Economique said Virgin founder Richard Branson, who has twice tried to buy Camelot, had teamed up with Dutch private company People's Postcode Lottery in a third bid. Other...Read Full Story

eGaming Review France's FDJ buys LVS ahead of World Cup eGaming Review By buying this company, La Française des Jeux reinforces its technological control on the overall activity – sports betting and lotteries – in the stake of … and more »Read Full Story

Française des Jeux for 2009 Tour de France Sandy Casar (F) Jerome Coppel (F) Anthony Geslin (F) Yahueni Hutarovich (Blr) Christophe LeMevel (F) Benoit Vaugrenard (F) Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ's 8th spot will go to Remi Di Gregorio or Jeremy RoyRead Full Story

Francais des Jeux Joins Barrière for Online Poker Move CardPlayer.com Before a controlled opening of the market even occurs, Le Figaro state that 750000 French people play online poker , and in the face of future competition, … and more »Read Full Story

Anthony Geslin (Française des Jeux) edged former teammate Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) and Fabian Wegmann (Milram), who finished third. “This is the biggest win of my career,” Geslin said... For the full story, go to http://www.bikeworldnews.comRead Full Story

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