Gillespie part of history-making Irish trio at Tour

Gillespie part of history-making Irish trio at Tour

Lara Gillespie has been in a race against time to make it to the Tour de France Femmes but, following her recovery from a bad injury, she will make history in the race on Saturday afternoon.

Irish trio make history with Tour de France Femmes starts

Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin and Fiona Mangan go in the nine-stage race which gets under way on Saturday

Irish riders through nervy Tour de France stage 1 as gaps open

The three Irish riders who made history at the Tour de France today – Kilkenny’s Mia Griffin, Limerick’s Fiona Mangan and Wicklow’s Lara Gillespie – have made it through a nervy opening stage unscatched despite several heavy crashes. Gillespie was planted on the front of the peloton for much of the stage, ensuring her UAE […] The post Irish riders through nervy Tour de France stage 1 as gaps open | Video appeared first on Sticky Bottle.