Chris Froome savoured his fourth Tour de France title as Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen won stage 21 of the race in Paris.
Sun, 23 Jul, 2017
Marcel Kittel won stage six of the Tour de France in Troyes as Chris Froome stayed safe in the yellow jersey.
Thu, 06 Jul, 2017
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas were grateful to emerge with little more than bumps and bruises from a crash as Marcel Kittel won stage two of the Tour de France in Liege.
Sun, 02 Jul, 2017
Sam Bennett claimed 10th place on yesterday’s fifth stage of Paris-Nice, the Irishman unable to emulate Tuesday’s heroic effort where he finished top of the podium at the end of the day.
Fri, 10 Mar, 2017
It began as a quest to right the wrongs of 2015, but four hours into the 90 it took him to finish it, Sam Bennett’s race for Tour de France redemption was effectively over.
Mon, 25 Jul, 2016
Tue, 05 Jul, 2016
Andre Greipel won his third stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday before withdrawing from the race, citing the tough terrain in store and more achievable goals in the weeks and months ahead.
Fri, 20 May, 2016
Nicolas Roche moved up three places to 16th on general classification at the Giro d’Italia yesterday after finishing in the same time as stage winner Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal).
Sat, 14 May, 2016
Thu, 12 May, 2016
Mon, 01 Feb, 2016
Just when it seemed like the Vuelta a Espana was slipping from his grasp, Dutch powerhouse Tom Dumoulin produced one of the performances of his career to retake the race lead with four days to go.
Thu, 10 Sep, 2015
Nicolas Roche slipped outside the top 20 at the Vuelta A Espana yesterday after losing over 13 minutes to stage winner Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha).
Mon, 07 Sep, 2015
Nicolas Roche moved up one place to 21st overall at the Vuelta A Espana after yesterday’s 12th stage of the race to Lleida, the Team Sky man not getting amongst the sprint that decided the day.
Fri, 04 Sep, 2015
Nicolas Roche became just the third Irishman in history to be part of a win at the Tour de France when he helped ensure teammate Chris Froome’s overall victory on yesterday’s final stage of the race into Paris.
Mon, 27 Jul, 2015
Nicolas Roche has described the ‘disrespect’ his Team Sky squad endured from spectators over the weekend.
Mon, 20 Jul, 2015
Ireland’s Sam Bennett turned around a difficult opening week at his debut Tour de France with a fine 10th place finish on yesterday’s seventh stage.
Sat, 11 Jul, 2015
Sam Bennett failed to feature in the first big bunch sprint of this year’s Tour de France after getting caught on the wrong side of a key split during a crucial part of yesterday’s race.
Thu, 09 Jul, 2015
German sprinter Andre Greipel believes he answered his critics after extending the country’s Tour de France sprint supremacy with victory on stage six yesterday from Arras to Reims.
Fri, 11 Jul, 2014
Irish cycling legend, Vuelta winner and former world No 1, Sean Kelly has described as a “scandal” the lack of promotion by Tourism Ireland of the Giro d’Italia coming to Dublin in May.
Wed, 12 Mar, 2014
Ireland’s Philip Deignan enjoyed a good competitive racing debut with Team Sky, helping teammates Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas finish fourth and eighth in the Santos Tour Down Under yesterday.
Mon, 27 Jan, 2014
Chris Froome was “quietly excited” last night with the 100th Tour de France his to lose going into the final weekend of the race.
Sat, 20 Jul, 2013
Mark Cavendish suggested he means business today as he beat his green jersey rivals over the line at the intermediate sprint on stage 12 to Tours.
Thu, 11 Jul, 2013
Marcel Kittel won stage 10 of the Tour de France in Saint-Malo after Mark Cavendish was involved in a collision during the sprint to the line.
Wed, 10 Jul, 2013
German powerhouse Andre Greipel won his first stage of this year’s Tour de France, coming home ahead of Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) after yesterday’s 176-kilometre run from Aix-en-Provence to Montpellier.
Fri, 05 Jul, 2013
Mark Cavendish claimed his 24th Tour de France stage victory on the seafront in Marseille yesterday.
Thu, 04 Jul, 2013
The organisers of the 100th Tour de France came under fire after the first stage of the showpiece event ended in chaos in Bastia.
Sat, 29 Jun, 2013
Mark Cavendish began his bid to claim Great Britain’s first Olympic gold of the London 2012 Games today, while Irish hopes rested on Nicholas Roche, Daniel Martin and David McCann.
Sat, 28 Jul, 2012
Pierrick Fedrigo claimed France's fourth win of the Tour de France on stage 15 to Pau today as the peloton opted for a day of respite.
Mon, 16 Jul, 2012
Andre Greipel claimed a third victory of the Tour de France with a stage 13 success to Le Cap d'Agde.
Sat, 14 Jul, 2012
Defending champion Cadel Evans and rival Bradley Wiggins successfully negotiated a crash-strewn first week of the Tour de France as some of their rivals for the Paris podium saw their hopes come to an end on stage six to Metz.
Fri, 06 Jul, 2012
Bradley Wiggins was today set to stay out of trouble on the sixth stage of the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish again went in search of a 22nd Tour stage win of his career.
Dan Martin’s Garmin-Sharp team have endured more than most in the opening week of the Tour de France but matters worsened yesterday when their team manager Jonathan Vaughters was taken to task before the stage start in Rouen about reports in a Dutch newspaper that some of his riders had received six-month bans after confessing to doping.
Irish duo Nicolas Roche (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) survived another day of carnage at the Tour de France yesterday but world champion Mark Cavendish wasn’t so lucky as he crashed heavily inside the final three kilometres on the run-in to the finish in Rouen.
Thu, 05 Jul, 2012
For a moment it appeared Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France and Olympic hopes might be over on stage four to Rouen today, but the world champion is set to live to fight another day.
Wed, 04 Jul, 2012
Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) and Nicolas Roche (Ag2R La Mondiale) steered clear of trouble on yesterday’s second stage of the Tour de France and crossed the line in the same time as stage winner Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling).
Tue, 03 Jul, 2012
Mark Cavendish today won a first Tour de France stage as world champion and a 21st of his career.
Mon, 02 Jul, 2012
Nicolas Roche was again best of the Irish on the toughest stage of the Tour of the Algarve yesterday, finishing 11th, 44 seconds behind stage winner Richie Porte (Team Sky).
Sat, 18 Feb, 2012
Home rider Simon Gerrans lifted the Tour Down Under title today after a gripping final stage.
Sun, 22 Jan, 2012
Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the men’s road race after a dramatic sprint finish at the World Championships in Copenhagen.
Sun, 25 Sep, 2011
Australian Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) has won the Tour de France.
Sun, 24 Jul, 2011
NICOLAS ROCHE consolidated his overnight position of 13th place in the Tour de France after he finished safely in the main bunch of yesterday’s rain-hit 167-kilometre journey from Blaye-les-Mines to Lavaur.
Thu, 14 Jul, 2011
Mark Cavendish today claimed a the 18th Tour de France stage win of his career and seized the points classification leader’s green jersey.
Wed, 13 Jul, 2011
ANDRE GREIPEL denied Mark Cavendish in a thrilling sprint finish to win stage 10 of the Tour de France, a 158km run from Aurillac to Carmaux.
Mark Cavendish today suffered a surprise Tour de France defeat as his arch-rival Andre Greipel triumphed in Carmaux.
Tue, 12 Jul, 2011
NICOLAS ROCHE notched his highest stage finishing so far in this year’s Tour de France with a fine 15th place on the leg-breaking 215 kilometre trek from Le Mans to Châteauroux yesterday.
Sat, 09 Jul, 2011
British cycling fans endured a day of mixed fortunes today as Team Sky leader Bradley Wiggins crashed out of the Tour de France before Mark Cavendish enjoyed a stage seven success in Chateauroux.
Fri, 08 Jul, 2011
MARK CAVENDISH yesterday scorched to the 16th Tour de France stage win of his career before hinting at the demons which lie beneath his combustible personality.
Thu, 07 Jul, 2011
Great Britain's Mark Cavendish today scorched to the 16th Tour de France stage win of his career before hinting at the demons which lie beneath his combustible personality.
Wed, 06 Jul, 2011
Belgium's Philippe Gilbert seized the Tour de France race leader's yellow jersey with victory in Les Herbiers today.
Sat, 02 Jul, 2011
PHILIP DEIGNAN has ended Ireland’s long wait for a top 10 finish at a grand tour by finishing ninth overall in the Tour of Spain which ended with a 110km trek from Rivas to Madrid yesterday.
Mon, 21 Sep, 2009
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