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Perth Now
11 hours ago
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- Perth Now
Gigante keeps pace as Squiban delights home crowd
Australia's Sarah Gigante has kept pace with the Tour de France Femme leaders as France's Maeva Squiban made a solo ride to the finish line with a perfectly-timed attack on the final major climb to win the mountainous stage six. Gigante, who moved into the leading group after finishing in the leading pack on Wednesday, came home 16th, 1 minute 13 seconds behind the winner. It meant the AG Insurance-Soudal rider moved up a place to seventh in the general classification, 1.3 behind yellow jersey wearer Kimberley Le Court Pienaar. Squiban, of UAE Team ADQ, finished 1.9 ahead of compatriot Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez) in the first French one-two in the history of the competition. "It's an amazing feeling. I didn't expect to do that," Squiban said after becoming the second French rider to claim a stage in the event after Cedrine Kerbaol took stage six last year. Squiban stayed in the peloton led by Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal), as mountains classification leader Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) led the arduous 10-km climb to Col du Beal. The 23-year-old broke away on the ascent to Col du Chansert and soon built a lead of over a minute and comfortably took the win in the 123.7km ride from Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert. Mauritian Le Court, who won stage five, was the third to cross the finish line as she retained her lead in the general classification. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike), another home favourite, finished seventh in the stage to remain second in the race for the yellow jersey, 26 sec behind Le Court. Points classification leader Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) fell back from the peloton during the first half of the stage and appeared to be content conserving her energy, as she retained the green jersey. Australia's Neve Bradbury was 49th on the stage, with Brodie Chapman, who won the combativity award 24 hours, back in 63rd, fading after being among the early pacesetters. The Tour continues on Friday with a hilly 159.7km ride from Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambery.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kimberley Le Court Pienaar becomes first African stage winner at women's Tour de France
Mauritian Kimberley Le Court Pienaar became the first African to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes with a late push on Wednesday, reclaiming the yellow jersey during a marathon 165.8 km ride from Jaunay-Marigny to Gueret. Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal), 29, who led the general classification after stage two but was overtaken by Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), won a breakneck downhill push to the finish, edging 2023 champion Demi Vollering. "We came in with a clear plan, first to stay safe... it was difficult because it was flat and fast, a lot of big crashes... then try for the victory," Le Court said. Of the Irish trio in the race - this year's is the first to include riders from this country - Mia Griffin (Roland le Devoluy) crossed the line 61st just ahead of fellow Olympian Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ), who on Tuesday had made history by becoming the first Irishwoman to finish on the podium after a historic third-placed finish on stage four. Fiona Mangan (Winspace Orange Seal) finished Wednesday's stage in 107th. The fifth stage, the longest in the Tour this year, went through a relatively flat terrain before three climbs in the final 35 km and saw several failed breakaway attempts as the peloton covered 46.5 km in the first hour despite multiple crashes. Green jersey holder Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) recovered from a crash to rejoin the peloton, but struggled to keep up after the first climb, ultimately finishing 58th. American Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly) abandoned the race after her third crash in three days. Maria Giulia Confalonieri, Elisa Balsamo and Monica Trinca Colonel also quit the race. Vos, who stayed in the peloton behind a leading group for most of the race, attacked in the final 15 km during the mountainous part of the stage, but fell behind during the final uphill push, dropping to sixth in the general classification. Vollering (FDJ-Suez) rose to third overall, while Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike) moved up to second, sitting 18 seconds behind Le Court in the general classification. The Tour continues on Thursday with a mountainous 123.7km ride from Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Daniel Wiffen makes alarming admission after struggling to qualify for World Aquatics Championships final
DANIEL WIFFEN scraped into the final of the 800m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore yesterday. The Olympic champion clocked 7:46.36 to finish fifth in his heat. That meant he had a nervous wait to see if he would progress. But with the final heat results confirmed, Wiffen progressed in eighth. And he admitted: 'I feel really weak at the moment. I just need to figure out what it is and change it for the final.' The men's 800m freestyle final will take place at midday Irish time today — exactly one year on from Read More On Irish Sport Elsewhere in the cycling world, Lara Gillespie made history by In the first Tour to have Irish representation, the Wicklow woman came third after a sprint on Stage four behind Dutch duo Lorena Wiebes in first and Marianne Vos — the current Yellow Jersey leader — in second. The result on the largely flat 130.7km stage from Saumur to Poitiers leaves UAE Team ADQ rider Gillespie, 24, 106th in the general classification. Irish national champion and Paris Olympian Mia Griffin is also competing and finished 25th on Tuesday and is 109th overall. Most read in Other Sports Limerick's Fiona Mangan was three places back in 28th and she is 97th in the GC. Wiebes also triumphed in a chaotic sprint on Monday and now sits second overall, trailing Vos. JP McManus and Ruby Walsh pay heartfelt tributes to Edward O'Grady at Galway Races She said: 'I'm happy it worked out again.' 1 Wiffen recently had appendicitis which may explain his struggles
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Lara Gillespie makes Irish cycling history with podium finish at Tour de France Femmes
LARA GILLESPIE made history by securing Ireland's first Tour de France Femmes podium. In the first 2 Lara Gillespie of Ireland and UAE Team ADQ crosses the finish line during the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 4 2 Irish national champion and Paris Olympian Mia Griffin finished 25th and is 109th overall The result on the largely flat 130.7km stage from Saumur to Poitiers leaves UAE Team ADQ rider Gillespie, 24, 106th in the general classification. Irish national champion and Paris Olympian Mia Griffin is also competing and finished 25th on Tuesday and is 109th overall. Limerick's Fiona Mangan was three places back in 28th and she is 97th in the GC. Wiebes also triumphed in a chaotic sprint on Monday and now sits second overall, trailing Vos. read more on sport She said: 'I'm happy it worked out again.' Tour de France star Tobias Johannessen collapses at finish line and rushed to hospital in ambulance
Irish Independent
2 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Lara Gillespie makes history by becoming first Irish woman to take podium finish in stage of Tour de France Femmes
Gillespie, riding for UAE Team ADQ, finished third on stage four in Poitiers at the end of a tough stage that saw Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) claim her second sprint victory in as many days ahead of Dutch race leader Marianne Vos of Team Visma-Lease a Bike. The 24-year-old Enniskerry woman's result was all the more impressive given that she was only called up the Tour team a few days before the start, after a crash at the Elmos Dwars doors het Hageland race in mid-June saw her miss the National Road Championships and other races. A crash also hampered Gillespie's chances at the Tour de France Femmes yesterday. Although she didn't fall, the former European track champion was held up by a crash in the last 4km of stage three meaning she didn't get to go toe-to-toe with the fastest women in the world at the finish. Today, though, Gillespie held her own in the gallop to the line despite being out in the wind for longer than the first two on the stage, both of whom are renowned sprinters. Dutchwoman Wiebes' victory was a record fifth Tour de France Femmes stage win and she continues to lead the green-jersey classification, while second-placed Vos maintained her overall lead. "It's nice to keep the yellow on such a day,' said Vos afterwards before praising stage winner Wiebes. 'You know it's going to be tough. Not only in the final, but actually from the start it was fast and constantly windy, with a high pace in the bunch and then you have to stay in the front and stay in a good position. "That's pretty tough and thanks to the team it worked really well, so I'm very happy. She's [Lorena Wiebes] just the best sprinter in the world, she's a phenomenon in the sprint and every time she shows it again. She's very, very hard to beat. She's a tough competitor, but it's good to have her." As well as Gillespie, current national champion Mia Griffin and last year's title holder Fiona Mangan are also making their debuts at the race with all three looking to first complete the nine-day race, and hopefully build on the experience going forward. Tomorrow's fifth stage takes the riders from Chasseneuil-du-Poitou to Gueret, a distance of 165.8 km (103 miles).
