Cyclists Hit Paris Streets As Part Of Olympic Day

Paris was transformed into a giant Olympic Park for a second day on Saturday, with a cycle ride around the Arc De Triomphe kicking off a variety of sporting events for the public across the city.

   Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo and Olympic gold medal canoeist, Tony Estanguet were again on hand to launch the ride around the famous landmark in the heart of the city.

Paris and U.S. rival, Los Angeles are the only two cities bidding to stage the 2024 Olympics, and the French capital is running a series of events over the weekend to promote its credentials.
The city last hosted the Olympics in 1924, while Los Angeles has held it twice – most recently in 1984.
In July 2005 in Singapore, London pipped an over-confident Paris, which had lost out to Beijing for the 2008 Games, to win the right to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics, triggering tears in the French camp when the results were announced.