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Tour de France: Dan Martin fighting on but Froome standing firm

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Tour de France: Dan Martin fighting on but Froome standing firm

Dan Martin is closing in on Ireland’s best overall result at the Tour de France since his uncle Stephen Roche won the race 30 years ago — but he will not emulate him by claiming the yellow jersey.

Aqua Blue’s grand breakthrough with Vuelta invite

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Aqua Blue’s grand breakthrough with Vuelta invite

Chris Froome bloodied but unbowed in thrilling stage

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Chris Froome bloodied but unbowed in thrilling stage

Chris Froome in a class of his own

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Chris Froome in a class of his own

Dan Martin keeps close eye on Tour de France rivals

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Dan Martin keeps close eye on Tour de France rivals

Dan Martin shines at Tour de France as illness forces Alberto Contador to quit

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Dan Martin shines at Tour de France as illness forces Alberto Contador to quit

Dan Martin eyes happy return to Pyrenees

Dan Martin eyes happy return to Pyrenees

Dan Martin is eyeing up the next three stages of the Tour de France as potential days where he could make a real statement of intent.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2016

Dan Martin climbs into top 10 on Tour

Dan Martin climbs into top 10 on Tour

Dan Martin took his best result of the Tour de France so far and moved into the top 10 yesterday on a day where Belgian Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) took the race leader’s yellow jersey from the shoulders of overnight leader Peter Sagan (Tinkoff).

Thu, 07 Jul, 2016

Sam Bennett hangs in amid early carnage at Tour de France

Sam Bennett hangs in amid early carnage at Tour de France

It’s been a weekend of carnage and chaos — as well as contrasting fortunes for the Irish duo on the opening weekend of the Tour de France.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

Patience pays off as Conor Dunne surges to biggest win

Patience pays off as Conor Dunne surges to biggest win

Ireland’s Conor Dunne claimed the biggest win of his career yesterday with a brilliant ‘smash and grab’ in the hardest one-day race on the UK calendar, the Rutland-Melton Cicle Classic (1.2).

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Christopher McGlinchey close to Rás Mumhan glory

Christopher McGlinchey close to Rás Mumhan glory

Rising Irish star Christopher McGlinchey is on the brink of an incredible win in the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan as he holds a commanding lead on the General Classification going into today’s final stage.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Stephen Roche shoots messenger over Chris Froome suspicions

Stephen Roche shoots messenger over Chris Froome suspicions

Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche says if Chris Froome didn’t have such good self-control there’d be a lot of journalists with broken noses at this Tour de France.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2015

Chris Froome survives assault in the Pyrenees on 11th Tour de France stage

Chris Froome survives assault in the Pyrenees on 11th Tour de France stage

Chris Froome survived a string of attacks on the 11th stage of the Tour de France yesterday on a day Joaquim Rodriguez claimed his second mountaintop victory of the race.

Fri, 17 Jul, 2015

Fantastic Chris Froome turns on the style

Fantastic Chris Froome turns on the style

Chris Froome stamped his class all over the Tour de France yesterday by totally obliterating the field on the first mountain stage of this year’s race.

Wed, 15 Jul, 2015

Martin awaits x-ray before making race decision

Martin awaits x-ray before making race decision

Tour de France race leader Tony Martin will wait until this morning to decide whether or not he can start today’s seventh leg of the race after he crashed towards the end of yesterday’s stage.

Fri, 10 Jul, 2015

Setback as Martin loses time to top trio

Setback as Martin loses time to top trio

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Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

The five who will fight for Tour de France honours

The five who will fight for Tour de France honours

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)

Sat, 04 Jul, 2015

Martin flying high ahead of sprint to Bird’s Nest

Martin flying high ahead of sprint to Bird’s Nest

Ireland’s Dan Martin continued his superb run of form when winning stage four of the Tour of Beijing in China yesterday.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2014

Martin shines in Switzerland

Ireland’s Dan Martin turned in a brilliant performance on yesterday’s weather-shortened second stage of the Tour de Suisse, finishing sixth in a select group of eight riders.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2013

Martin defends Beijing title

Martin defends Beijing title

Germany’s Tony Martin defended his Tour of Beijing title today as Britain’s Steven Cummings won a sprint finish to take the final stage in the Pinggu District of Beijing.

Sat, 13 Oct, 2012

Contador wary of Armstrong threat

Lance Armstrong’s final Tour de France will begin in Rotterdam tomorrow – and the favourite for the race is taking the seven-time champion’s bid for an eighth title seriously.

Fri, 02 Jul, 2010

Cavendish involved in mass pile-up, Roche 11th in Tour de Suisse

Mark Cavendish today completed the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, a day after being involved in a mass pile up.

Wed, 16 Jun, 2010

Cavenish takes second stage of Tour of Ireland

Mark Cavenish enjoyed a stunning victory in the second stage of the Tour of Ireland from Clonmel to Killarney today.

Sat, 22 Aug, 2009