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The 42
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- The 42
Home hero Ferrand-Prevot in epic climb to Tour de France lead
FRENCH RIDER Pauline Ferrand-Prevot climbed to a magnificent solo triumph at the women's Tour de France on Saturday to take over the lead of the race with one stage remaining. Olympic mountain bike champion Ferrand-Prevot of Visma, who joined the road race scene last year, attacked from 10km out with huge crowds of home supporters on the mountainside cheering her along. Visma rider Prevot-Ferrand now leads the overall standings by a comfortable two minutes and 37 seconds from Australia's Sarah Gigante, albeit with a last daunting mountain stage on Sunday to seal the deal. Advertisement Meanwhile, Lara Gillespie was 64th, Mia Griffin came 113th and Fiona Mangan finished 125th. In the general rankings, Gillespie is 94th, Griffin is 100th and Mangan sits in 114th place. 'I just tried to go as fast as possible. If I came back to road cycling it was in an effort to win this race so I made the right choice,' said the 33-year-old. 'I wanted to have as big a gap as possible, it's not over yet but I'm very happy with what we did today.' Gigante of AG was second atop la Madeleine at 1min 45sec, while LTK's Niamh Fisher-Black was third at 2min 15sec. 'I was dreaming of winning this race,' said Gigante. 'But Pauline was magnificent.' Overnight leader Kim Le Court-Pienaar sacrificed her ride to support Gigante, who cried when mentioning this after the race. No Frenchman has won the 21-day men's Tour de France since 1985 when Bernard Hinault won his fifth; now Ferrand-Prevot can become the first French rider to win the modern women's Tour de France in its fourth edition. – © AFP 2025
The Irish Sun
7 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
RTE star Claire Byrne shares stunning snap with rarely-seen husband as they enjoy festival together
RTE star Claire Byrne has shared a stunning snap with her rarely-seen husband. The Radio One presenter married her long time partner Gerry Scollan in a private secret ceremony in 2016. 4 Claire and her husband Gerry have been enjoying their holiday in France Credit: Instagram 4 Claire shared some snippets of her trip on Instagram Credit: Instagram 4 Claire watched a firework show Credit: Instagram The pair have three children, one son, Patrick, born in 2013, and two daughters, Jane, born in 2014, and Emma, born in 2016. The 49-year-old took to Instagram to reveal some snippets of her holiday. The Prime Time star posted a video of a zip line by a lake and a firework display at night. read more on claire byrne Claire also shared a selfie of herself and her hubby at a French "country festival". The mum-of-three looked gorgeous wearing a denim jacket and patterned top. She put her blonde locks up into a ponytail and accessorised with some gold hoop earrings and a gold necklace. While Gerry looked dapper wearing a light blue polo top and a pair of beige trousers. MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN The couple looked happier than ever as they huddled in close for the smiling snap while enjoying some drinks at the gig. Claire's friends and fans all raced to the comment section to wish her well. Claire Byrne leaves Brendan Gleeson speechless FM104 host Crossy wrote: "Love it." Miriam commented: "Fab!" Freda said: "Hope you're enjoying a well earned holiday Claire." Colette added: "Happy times!" HONEST HOST Although the radio star has a busy work life, her number one priority remains her family. Speaking on the Under the Grill podcast, the 49-year-old She explained: "I just love cookbooks in general. That's my little escape. "Because I have to read a good bit for work and I have to do a lot for work in general, I just love sitting down with a cookbook. I might never make anything from it. "Or sometimes I make maybe two things from a cookbook and not use anything else but I will still love it and I love the beauty of them and the pictures and descriptions, yeah, love them." 4 Claire's fans all loved her post Credit: RTE Handout
The Journal
10 hours ago
- The Journal
Ireland's Fiona Mangan wins intermediate sprint at Tour de France
FRENCH RIDER Maeva Squiban claimed a back-to-back double on the women's Tour de France by winning the seventh stage today, a day after her first breakaway stage victory, while Ireland's Fiona Mangan won the intermediate sprint. The Limerick native, who becomes the first Irish rider to achieve this feat, claimed 25 points as a result, with Spain's Yurani Blanco and American Ruth Edwards second and third, respectively. Mangan also moves up to 30th in the overall ranking for the category. Mangan also finished 66th in today's stage, while fellow Irish riders Mia Griffin and Lara Gillespie were 99th and 123rd. Griffin is now 92nd overall, with Mangan 99th and Gillespie 104th. Mauritian Kim Le Court-Pienaar held on to the overall lead as the nine-day race heads into Saturday's stage 8, the first of two Alpine runs taking in two ascents and finishing atop the Col de la Madeleine at 2000m. Advertisement The 23-year-old Squiban attacked from distance on the hilly 159.7km stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambery in a carbon copy of her first stage win, while her compatriot Cedrine Kerbaol and American Ruth Edwards rounded out the podium. Squiban broke away two kilometres from the summit of the Col du Granier, later claiming she had been joking when she went. 'I jokingly said I would attack at the start. In the end, it wasn't a joke,' she said. In the overall standings on the eve of the queen stage, the penultimate of this 2025 edition, Le Court has a 26-second lead over Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and a 30sec margin over defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma. You can view the full rankings here . – © AFP 2025 Written by AFP and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
