Montargis

At the National Police Academy in Montargis, recruits in starched blue uniforms had lined up for an organized cheer, but when the word came, they were dismissed and sent back to their barracks.

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Near this mortar were two cannon, one called Montargis because the town of Montargis had lent it, the other named _Rifflart_ [532] after a very popular demon.

The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 Anatole France 1884

The dog was called Montargis, because the encounter was depicted over the chimney of the great hall in the castle of Montargis.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853

Herds of cattle were being driven for the food of the army marching against Jargeau; there were trains of carts full of victual, and the citizens having lent the Maid their great pieces of ordnance, the bombard called "The Shepherdess," and the gun "Montargis," these were being dragged along by clamorous companies of apprentices, and there were waggons charged with powder, and stone balls, and boxes of arrows, spades and picks for trenching, and all manner of munition of war.

A Monk of Fife Andrew Lang 1878

The peloton rides along the route from Montargis to Gueugnon in stage six of the Tour de France on Friday.

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The 25-year-old native of Britain's Isle of Man raised his hands in celebration at the end of the hot, mostly flat 141. 3-mile sixth stage from Montargis to Gueugnon.

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Still, he'll be hurting today - maybe that'll help him unleash the beast when the peloton gets to Montargis.

Tour de France 2010: Stage five - as it happened 2010

The dividend came with wins in Montargis (where he wept with relief on the podium), Gueugnon, Bourg-lès-Valence, Bordeaux and Paris.

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And deep in champagne country, Wiggins took a tumble 7km into the 187. 5km stage to Montargis.

Tour de France 2010: Stage five - as it happened 2010

The likely story from this point on is still the gradual reining in of our plucky trio and a sprint finish in Montargis.

Tour de France 2010: Stage five - as it happened 2010