Denmark takes lead as Ras na mBan reaches Tipperary
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Silje Weitze Antvorskov of Team Friis claimed victory at the Carrick-on-Suir stage of Rás na mBan
Cyclists raced into Carrick-on-Suir on Friday afternoon, where Ireland’s Aoife O’Brien, the overnight leader, was distanced on the first category ascent of Tickincor by Dane Silje Weitze Antvorskov.
In the Tipperary town, the racers covered 102.5km, ascending 1,127m.
This year marks both the 20th edition of Rás na mBan and the 40th anniversary of the John Hearn Memorial Stage Race, Ireland’s first international multi-day road race for women.
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Friday’s stage started and finished within metres of the point from which that pioneering event set out in 1986.
Today’s stage of the Ros na mBan takes racers from Carlow to Corrabut Gap in Carlow.