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Chilling final words of co-captain before Germanwings pilot crashed plane killing 150

Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the Germanwings plane into the Alps in March 2015, killing 150 people including three Brits - and his co-pilot's final words reveal he was desperately trying to open the door

Daily Mirror

Geraint Thomas faces 'first big test' as Giro d'Italia hits the Alps

Relative calm for Ineos on the day after Geoghegan Hart’s departure

Cycling News

Husband of 2-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk killed in avalanche

The Polish Mountaineering Support Foundation says the husband of two-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk has been killed in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps

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Melting glaciers in the Alps will eradicate some invertebrates that are crucial for alpine ecosystems – new research

Glaciers across the European Alps are melting at an alarming rate. Between 2000 and 2014, glaciers in the region thinned by up to 0.9 metres on average each year. Over the entire mountain range, this rate of melting produces around 1.3 gigatonnes of lost ice mass annually.

The Conversation

Cupra Born Facelift Spied Again Testing In The Alps

Could this be a dual-motor prototype?

Motor1

A political mountain to climb: why the Alps are such a commonly used metaphor in European thought

È qui, su queste montagne, in queste valli … che la Repubblica celebra oggi le sue radici con la festa della Liberazione.

The Conversation

These Hardy, Arctic-Dwelling Microbes Can Break Down Plastic with Little Energy

Microbes sourced from the Arctic and Alps could break down plastic at lower temperatures than other tiny organisms.

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Microbes found in Alps can digest plastics at low temperatures

Scientists have discovered microbes in the Arctic and Alps that can digest certain biodegradable plastics at much lower temperatures than previously thought, which could offer a more environmentally friendly way to combat plastic pollution.

The Week

Melting glaciers in Alps threaten biodiversity of invertebrates, says study

Overlooked animals vital for alpine ecosystems might lose most of their habitat and disappear, research suggests

The Guardian - UK

The Instagram Guide to St. Moritz

Forget sweater season—head to the Swiss Alps for swelter season this year.

Marie Claire

Bear kills jogger in Italian Alps. What does this mean for the effort to bring bears back to the region?

26-year-old Andrea Papi was jogging on a woodland path when he was attacked and killed by a bear with three cubs.

LiveScience

Chain gangnam style: How three pro cycling brothers' love of K-Pop is pushing them to the top

Three brothers Sindre, Johannes and Magnus Kulset all represented Uno-X at the Tour of the Alps, and lifted the lid on what really gets them up in the morning

Cycling Weekly

How to plan a flight-free summer trip to the Alps

After a winter of soupy slopes, paltry snow and sweating skiers wearing T-shirts, is it time to switch up our ski holidays? Anna Richards recommends hitting the mountains during the summer instead

The Independent UK

‘It’s been nice rubbing shoulders with the big boys’ - Great Britain’s Max Poole shines at Tour of the Alps

20-year-old won the best young rider classification at five day stage race in Austria and north east Italy

Cycling Weekly

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Tao Geoghegan Hart ready for Giro d'Italia after sealing Tour of the Alps victory in Italy

British rider says he will savour his second-ever overall win, before turning his attention towards the fast approaching Italian Grand Tour

Cycling News

Tour of Alps: Muhlberger pulls off win from breakaway trio on stage 4

Traeen and Pellizzari complete podium as Geoghegan Hart continues in GC lead with one day to go

Cycling Weekly

Geraint Thomas believes Primož Roglič and Remco Evenepoel are beatable at Giro d’Italia

Welshman says that Ineos Grenadiers can go into race full of confidence after excellent Tour of the Alps start

Cycling Weekly

‘I’m not going there as a favourite’ - Tao Geoghegan Hart plays down Giro d’Italia chances despite success

The British rider is two days away from winning the Tour of the Alps, but said he would be just one of many 'pieces in the puzzle' at the Giro

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Jack Haig impresses with mountain attack at the Tour of the Alps

'I came here to race aggressively and treat every stage as a one-day race' says Australian

Evening Standard

Italian bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Alps had already attacked two people

Italian prosecutors said a bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Alps last week previously attacked two other people.

Reuters

Bear that killed Italian jogger had previously attacked two others

Italian prosecutors on Wednesday identified the bear responsible for killing a 26-year-old runner in the Alps last week as one that had previously attacked two other people.

The Independent UK

Avalanche kills 6, including mountain guides, in French Alps

French local authorities say the death toll from Sunday’s avalanche in the French Alps has risen to six, including two mountain guides

Daily Mirror

French Alps tragedy as six killed near Mont Blanc in avalanche

Six people - including two mountain guides - have now been confirmed dead in an avalanche at Contamines-Montjoie in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps

AFP

Rescuers find sixth body after French Alps avalanche

Lyon (AFP) - Emergency workers found two more victims of an avalanche near Mont Blanc in southeastern France on Monday, bringing the death toll from the tragedy to six.

Evening Standard

Six killed in avalanche in French Alps near Swiss border

Eight others, understood to be hikers, escaped unhurt, while one person suffered injuries

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