Irish Champion Mia Griffin Will Be the First Irish Woman to Compete at the Tour De France

Irish champion Mia Griffin will be the first Irish woman to compete at the Tour de France

No other Irish woman has competed at the event as Griffin prepares to ride with the Roland team.

Limerick’s Fiona Mangan selected to ride in Tour de France

LIMERICK professional cyclist Fiona Mangan has been selected by French team Winspace Orange Seal to ride with them in this year’s Tour de France Fémines. It is a major step forward in Mangan’s career, who is in her first year at ProContinental level. The 29-year-old will be living her dream when she starts out on the non-stage race, beginning this Saturday (July 26), at Vannes, Brittany, ending on August 3 at Châtel in the French Alps. The forme…

Irish champion Mia Griffin confirmed for Tour de France debut

Mia Griffin, the new Irish elite road race champion, has been confirmed by her Roland team for the Tour de France. The Kilkenny rider has just completed her debut Giro and, though a crash hampered her progress there, she is now in the team for the biggest race in the world. An Irish woman has […] The post Irish champion Mia Griffin confirmed for Tour de France debut appeared first on Sticky Bottle.