Bradley Wiggins’ first class performance has got the stamp of approval – with the Royal Mail producing a commemorative stamp in his honour.

Mark Cavendish may be the raging hot favourite but today’s Olympic Road Race may not go according to the script, Irish team manager, Martin O’Loughlin, has warned.

Athletes never forget the force behind them, says Conall Ó Fátharta

Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche predicts Alpine fireworks over the coming days as Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France lead is set to come under attack — and anticipates the race leader’s Team Sky colleague and fellow Briton Chris Froome could be the major beneficiary.

Mark Cavendish today won a first Tour de France stage as world champion and a 21st of his career.

Wet weather contributed to another tumultuous day as the Tour de France visited spring classics country in Belgium today.

The 17th stage of the 2007 Tour de France started today with nobody wearing the yellow jersey.