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Top 10 Top 10 Sporting Events
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1. Monaco Grand Prix
The jet-set come together for the only street race on the Formula One calendar.
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2. Nikaia, Nice
This international athletics event is one of the world’s Top 10 annual meets.
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3. Pétanque World Championships, Marseille
Four days of boules , culminating in a final on the Vieux Port.
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4. Olympic Sailing Week, Hyères
Some 1,000 boats from 50 nations compete in this sailing event.
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5. Feria du Riz, Arles
Bullfighting and festivities to welcome the Camargue rice harvest.
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6. Beach Volleyball World Series, Marseille
The French leg of the World Volleyball Grand Slam, and the richest.
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7. Monte Carlo Tennis Masters
One of the tennis circuit’s more prestigious events.
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8. Olympique de Marseille
The favourite French soccer team (see Marseille) plays home games July to May.
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9. Joûtes Provencales, St Mandrier-sur-Mer
Waterborne jousting.
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10. Marathon des Gorges du Verdon
Long-distance running through this dramatic scenery
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