▁M end ips ▁ ▁Tour ▁of ▁F uz hou ▁ 1 st ▁St ages ▁ 2 ▁& ▁ 4 ▁▁ 1 st ▁Round ▁ 7 ▁– ▁Brook lands , ▁Tour ▁Series ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Memorial ▁Philippe ▁Van ▁Con ings lo o ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Classic ▁Lo ire ▁Atl ant ique ▁▁ 3 rd ▁He ist se ▁P ij l ▁▁ 3 rd ▁R ut land – M el ton ▁Ci C LE ▁Classic ▁▁ 4 th ▁Road ▁race , ▁National ▁Road ▁Championships ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : I r ish ▁cycl ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Ind irect ▁rule ▁was ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁govern ance ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁to ▁control ▁parts ▁of ▁their ▁colonial ▁emp ires , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Africa ▁and ▁Asia , ▁through ▁pre - ex isting ▁ind igen ous ▁power ▁structures . ▁These ▁dependencies ▁were ▁often ▁called ▁" prote ctor ates " ▁or ▁" tr u cial ▁states ". ▁By ▁this ▁system , ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁government ▁and ▁administration ▁of ▁areas ▁both ▁small ▁and ▁large ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁traditional ▁r ul ers , ▁who ▁gained ▁prest ige ▁and ▁the ▁stability ▁and ▁protection ▁afford ed ▁by ▁the ▁P ax ▁Britannica ▁( in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁British ▁territ ories ), ▁at ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁losing ▁control ▁of ▁their ▁external ▁affairs , ▁and ▁often ▁of ▁tax ation , ▁communic ations , ▁and ▁other ▁matters , ▁usually ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of