Annual Bastille Day celebrations in France, July 14, 2012
Bastille Day in France
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French firefighters take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.
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France's President Francois Hollande's companion Valerie Trierweiler arrives for the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2012.
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French Gendarmerie band plays at Place de la Concorde, on July 12, 2012 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the military demonstration as part of the Bastille Day celebrations which will take place on July 14, 2012.
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Two of France's leading men, Samuel Dumoulin, first row, and compatriot Jerome Pineau ride in a breakaway past a French flag on the Bastille Day in the 217 km and 13th stage of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race on July 14, 2012