Second day in Burgundy for the Olympic flame: the Côte d’Or. This Friday, July 12, it crossed the towns of Semur-en-Auxois, Saulieu, Beaune, Alise-Sainte-Reine, Source-Seine, Saint-Jean-de-Losne, the Clos de Vougeot castle and Dijon.
In total, there were 158 relays. Among the stars of civil society: former Miss France Marine Lorphelin in Dijon and journalist Denis Brogniart in Beaune. Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), also serves at the Château du Clos de Vougeot.
Schedules, routes, access. . . Find here everything you want to know to see the flame.
Also relive the highlights of his meeting with Yonne on Thursday, July 11, compiled here via France 3 Bourgogne.
19:36 This is the end of this live, thanks for following along!
19:29 Marine lighting accessories the cauldron of flames! This is the epilogue of this 55th stage of the torch relay in Côte-d’Or.
“I think I had not measured the extent of the feelings we felt when participating in this event,” continues the former Miss France… before starting a Burgundian ban with the public. “I almost cried when they handed me over here, but they would have been tears of joy. ”
“The flame, initially, is a symbol of peace. And I think right now in our country we want this type of symbol. And we all have to be there for our athletes. For me, the game is actually one of the greatest. ” Charming fields, in which you transmit values, you grow, you improve. “
19:27 Marine Ltemporel, all smiles, greets the public in the Parc des Angels Colombière.
19:22 That’s it, Marine Ltemporel with the flos angelesme in your hands!She is the most Angeleno torchbearer on this day in Côte-d’Orienne. There are many people at the Parc de los angeles Colombière.
19:02 Last level for the flos angelesme in Côte-d’Or, and the best bearer of the torch of los angeles: Marine Lorphelin, doctor and former Miss France! She will appease the cauldron in the Colombière Park. Before her, the relos angelesys team heads to the alleys of the park.
18:15 “It’s an occasion we’ll never relive. It’s a smart vibe from start to finish,” smiles Vicky Graillot, a 2022 European Championships bronze medallist weightlifter, who has just brought the flame to DijonArray.
The Paris Olympics?” I haven’t decided yet. I’ll be there, I’m an ambassador for my discipline, it’s an honor. “Any recommendations for weightlifting?” To need to do something you don’t know how to do, and if you need to to notice it with me, it is a wonderful pleasure!”
6 p. m. It’s time for the collective handover, a moment in the center of Dijon!
17:48 The flame arrives in Dijon and rises from the City of Gastronomy and Wine through the city centre.
17:25 Here is the flame in the center of wine-growing Burgundy. The mythical Château du Clos de Vougeot, where wine has been produced for centuries, is home to one level of the route.
Four porters showed up from Vougeot to the interior of the castle.
The first to leave: Corentin Le Guen, double European wheelchair rugby champion in 2022 and 2023. The last to bring the flame: Cédric Paty, another Burgundian champion. This handball player won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
16:15 This stage is over! A beautiful walk, a meeting and tears of emotion from the bearer Amélie Laurent, director of an after-school activity in Saulx.
16:09 Many other people offer in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, and a fanfare. . . which does not bother everyone.
15:30 In Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France’s main river port, Franck Goujard starts. The flame is hung from his chair so that he can move forward.
The tour, which passes over the bridge, in front of the museum of inland navigation and then around the port, takes about an hour.
15:17 It’s over in the town. But the flame went out immediately, in Saint-Jean de Losne, on the other side of Dijon.
15:10 Welcome to Source-Seine, a small town of only 61 inhabitants, between Dijon and Montbard. As its name suggests, the Seine, the second longest river in France, has its source here. . . Furthermore, the flame is already a bit here in Paris: the capital owns the fountains!
The level will be the longest of the day, on the contrary. It only lasts 10 minutes. Exit from the Paul Lamarche bridge, before passing in front of the fountains.
12:56 p. m. Alphonse, 17 years old and winner of The Voice, performs in this relay the song “Emmenez-moi” through Charles Aznavour. The next assembly will be in two hours, at Source Seine. Find its functionality below.
12:50 p. m. The flame came out of the museum. Several thousand spectators gather in front of the entrance. The young people shout with joy, while a flash mob is organized on an adjoining stage.
12:45 p. m. In front of the microphone of our journalist Vincent Thollet, the president of the Departmental Council, François Sauvadet, speaks. It was he who sought the flame in the Côte d’Or: “It is an occasion that we were looking for not only for demonstrations, which would not be experienced only in Paris. The Côte d’Or is one of the most beautiful departments in France. So when we have a first chance, of course, I want Côte-d’Oriens to be proud. “
12:43 p. m. The first relay begins with the Jurassic Park soundtrack. He enters the museum and takes a brief tour of the room to applause.
12:40 p. m. The flame arrived in front of the MuséoParc Alésia. Start of the course in 3 min. Blitz relay here, with 3 relays and 20 minutes long.
12:39 p. m. End of the applause for the flame in Beaune, but the festivities will take place in the square in front of the city. Denis Brogniart makes a show, perhaps too much. . . A father of the flame had to remove it, while the valuable one threatened to faint!
12:33 p. m. m. That’s it, Denis Brogniart has taken over the flame! “Long live Burgundy!” He cries out of guilt. With short strides and spirit, he walks two hundred meters to the Cité des Climats et des Vins de Bourgogne, where spectators are waiting for him. The star journalist and presenter, passionate about sports, is not from Beaune, but from Dijon.
“It’s a fabulous moment, it’s my home region, and I think it’s very vital to be together, to be together. I am very revered and moved that I have been entrusted,” he added.
12:16 p. m. There are only fifteen minutes left for Denis Brogniart to pass, who will close this relay.
12:12 p. m. Three minutes before his departure, Antonios Choleridis was moved: “I am Greek, carrying the flame is a dream of my formative years that is coming true, in France, 20 years after my arrival. “
12:08 p. m. There are already some other people and period costumes, at the MuséoParc Alésia, in Alise-Sainte-Reine, where the flame is expected to leave after Beaune’s relay, at 12:43. precisely.
12:03 p. m. The flame entered the Hospices de Beaune, in the city, acclaimed by the crowd. Fencers dressed in period costumes welcome you.
12:00 p. m. Michaël Llodra, tennis player winner of three Grand Slams (two Australia Opens and one Wimbledon) in doubles, received a torch kiss. “I am very honoured, the Games are the Holy Grail for any athlete,” said the silver medallist at the 2012 London Games, with his spouse Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
11:51 am Make way for the champions! Denis Chevrot, triathlete from Chalon, two-time European Ironman champion in 2022 and 2023, has no problem covering his two hundred meters.
He will be followed in ten minutes by Michaël Llodra, former tennis player.
11:45 am We are still waiting for the flame to arrive. Florence and Marc came with their son Gabriel for the occasion. “It is important to see the flame because it is an event that is not celebrated twice in a lifetime and marks the beginning of the Games”, which will be seen no less than seven times this summer in Paris!
11:27 Departure in Beaune, for the first stage of the day. Julie Rambaud, 19 years old and suffering from cystic fibrosis, leaves the Beaune mountain.
The flame will then enter the city center through the Porte Saint-Nicolas, pass in front of the Basilica of Notre-Dame, the Hospices and end its adventure at the Cité des Climats et des Vins de Bourgogne.
24 porters will take turns. Among them, the highlight of the day with the passage of Denis Brogniart, who will rise to level at around 12:30 p. m.
11:02 There are already about a hundred patients in Beaune. Alexandra, Delphine, Benjamin and their children arrived at 10:30 and were strategically located at the Cité des Climats et de Vins de Bourgogne: “The finish is the opportunity to see all the relays. It’s an occasion for everyone, that’s all. We won’t see each other again!
10:20 See you in an hour in Beaune, where we will be visited by journalist and presenter Denis Brogniart.
10:17 Bérangère Loiseau, accompanied by the torch bearers, finishes the relay on a red carpet installed in front of the Sainte-Andoche basilica. “She is the flame for you!” he shouts to the crowd.
10:13 A few steps from her father’s restaurant, Bérangère Loiseau, general director of the Bernard Loiseau group, recovered the flame. She currently runs the two-star restaurant “La Côte d’Or” in Saulieu. A ban on Burgundy is initiated through the public.
10:04 Axel Nicaise, helped by his father Julien, carries the flame in turn. The disgusting man sings his call to inspire him. Axel, who is 15 years old, has suffered from a disability related to meningitis since birth, which causes him mobility difficulties. His parents created the group Le chemin d’Axel, an activist for inclusion in sport.
10:00. Let’s move on to Saulieu! We are here in the center of Morvan. The flame will perform a short direction of twenty-five minutes, with only five relays.
09:17 It’s over in Semur-en-Auxois. We will meet at 10 a. m. in Saulieu for the next stage, which will last about twenty minutes.
09:03 Two minutes late, it’s up to Alizée Agier, double European karate champion in 2019 and 2024, to capture the flame. He was born in Semur. Al pass, young people make him a guard of honor.
“I am very happy, my parents and the people of Semur who had supported me for years in my competitions were there, it was a magical moment!” she confesses with emotion after her visit.
08:52 Bruno Colin, visually impaired, has recovered the flame. He is very much in the audience.
08:48 The flame passed the Tour de la Orle d’Or and reached the city center of Semur-en-Auxois.
08:30 Let’s go through the first relay runner of the day, Rosalie Lorenzi, practitioner and curling enthusiast. In total, there will be 15 in Semur-en-Auxois.
“I’m afraid to be the first but at the finish line it’s great, it gives you a lot of time to acclimatize, to observe the public,” she said on the Olympic channel. I saw the flame in 1992 in Albertville, and that’s it. !
8:26 a. m. m. The Olympic torch was lit through the flame holder, a lantern. Departure is in four minutes.
8:15 am Welcome to this live broadcast. Today we continue in the direction of the Olympic flame in the Côte d’Or. See you this morning in the medieval town of Semur-en-Auxois, where departure is scheduled for 8:30 am.
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