Hopefully now with the new sponsor, it’ll increase the chances of getting to that level and give me time to develop because I’m still young.

In sport and in life, everybody wants to be like Eddy Merckx – the outrageously gifted Belgian cyclist whose natural talent and extra-terrestrial strength allowed him to brush aside his rivals with contemptuous ease.

Vincenzo Nibali completed victory in the 101st Tour de France in Paris yesterday as Marcel Kittel won the final stage on the Champs-Elysees-

Vincenzo Nibali looks to have secured his first Tour de France title today after completing the penultimate stage of the race.

Vincenzo Nibali has vowed to "honour the yellow jersey" by going all out for stage victory in today’s time trial on the penultimate day of the Tour de France.

Vincenzo Nibali wsays anted to show he was "the boss" in winning his fourth stage of the 101st Tour de France yesterday to all-but seal overall victory.

Irishman Stephen Roche has been inducted into the Giro d’Italia Hall of Fame at a ceremony at Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.

Although it mightn’t seem like it at first, but today’s column is about Rory McIlroy.

Chris Froome is determined to ensure his Tour de France title this year is just the start of a run of dominance in cycling’s greatest race.

Emotions took over for Chris Froome as he rode the final few kilometres of the penultimate stage of the Tour De France stage today.

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).

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

THE benefits of sheer bloody-minded hard work were graphically illustrated to me last November when I tried to ride a bike over Torr Head.

CYCLING legend Sean Kelly saddled up yesterday to lead the first leg of a 600km fundraising cycle tour of Munster.

Belgian cyclist Frederiek Nolf was found dead in his hotel room this morning, just hours before he was due to race in stage five of the Tour of Qatar.

Lance Armstrong admits he is riding in the Giro d’Italia for the first time because he is uncertain if Tour de France organisers will offer him an invitation to compete in their race next summer.

The absence of a certain Texan for the first time in eight years should create a wide-open Tour de France.

Irish cycling legend Sean Kelly is to be honoured with a hall of fame sporting award in Co Tipperary this weekend, it emerged today.

JAN ULLRICH believes six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's decision to quit after this year's race in July has set up a classic confrontation.

LANCE ARMSTRONG is finding out that, while there may be no rest for the wicked, world-famous cyclists have a pretty hard time too.

Lance Armstrong will take his time before deciding whether he will attempt to win the Tour de France for an incredible seventh successive time.

Lance Armstrong secured a record sixth Tour de France victory on the Champs Elysee after surviving the final stage unscathed today.

Lance Armstrong won his fifth stage of the 91st Tour de France today to all but seal his sixth successive victory and a pre-eminent place in the history of cycling’s greatest event.

SPAIN'S Juan Miguel Mercado may have claimed his maiden stage victory in the Tour de France on Friday, but once again it was overall race leader Lance Armstrong who held the limelight.

Spain’s Juan Miguel Mercado may have claimed his maiden stage victory in the Tour de France on Friday, but once again it was overall race leader Lance Armstrong who held the limelight.

LANCE ARMSTRONG took what looks like an unshakeable grip on the yellow jersey in yesterday’s time-trial with a performance worthy of a man about to enter history by becoming the first cyclist to win a sixth Tour de France.

Lance Armstrong expects to be the target for doping allegations on the eve of the Tour de France as he aims to become the first man to win six Tours when this year’s race starts

The worldwide cycling community will await the results of today’s post-mortem following the sudden death of the great Italian Marco Pantani.

Lance Armstrong is within touching distance of a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title this evening after a drama-filled time-trial won by Britain’s David Millar.

Lance Armstrong has signalled his intent to ride next year and potentially become the greatest cyclist in Tour de France history.

David Millar was denied a repeat of his 2000 Tour de France glories when his chain came off in today’s prologue in Paris.

LANCE ARMSTRONG won his fourth Tour de France yesterday and his victory was so commanding that he earned a nickname from the bunch - the boss.

LANCE ARMSTRONG won his fourth Tour de France yesterday and his victory was so commanding that he earned a nickname from the bunch - the boss.

Lance Armstrong became only the fifth man to win three consecutive Tour de France titles in a party atmosphere in Paris today.