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Irish cycling team Aqua Blue Sport suffer arson attack on team bus

Irish professional cycling team Aqua Blue Sport have had their team bus set on fire in what Spanish police believe to be an arson attack.

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Aqua Blue’s grand breakthrough with Vuelta invite

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Eddie Dunbar delighted at ninth place in world championship time-trial

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Rejuvenated Martyn Irvine lands Aqua Blue contract

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Dan Martin keeps close eye on Tour de France rivals

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Grounded Dan Martin hasn’t caught yellow fever in Tour de France

Nicolas Roche lands national double

Nicolas Roche was crowned elite national road race champion, for the second time in his career, yesterday. His typically swashbuckling performance saw off the field in wretched conditions.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

No Tour de France for Nicolas Roche

For the first time since 2008, Nicolas Roche will not be in the Tour de France as Team Sky overlooked the Irishman for this year’s race which gets underway on Sunday week.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016

Sam Bennett targets first victory of the year in week-long Italian grueller

Sam Bennett goes in search of his first win of 2016 tomorrow when he starts the gruelling week-long Italian stage race, Tirreno Adriatico.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2016

2013 Elite Men's National Road Race Championships

Road warrior Matt Brammeier set for return after six months out

Matt Brammeier will race for the first time since his horror crash at the Tour of Utah last year when he goes to the line as part of the Dimension Data squad for tomorrow’s Trofeo Felanitx and Friday’s Trofeo Port de Pollenca Andratx in Majorca.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Rising star Ryan Mullen defends title at national championships

Ryan Mullen is the big favourite to land back-to-back U23 time-trial titles tonight as this year’s national championships get underway in Omagh, Co. Tyrone.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2015

An Post hope to deliver

Irish internationals Ryan Mullen, Conor Dunne and Jack Wilson will line out as part of a six man An Post Chainreaction team at the Ride London-Surrey Classic tomorrow.

Sat, 09 Aug, 2014

Hotly fancied Bennett plays down National title hopes

CYCLING: Sam Bennett is the hot favourite to win tomorrow’s Elite National Road Race title in Mullingar, but the Carrick-on-Súir rider is playing down his chances.

Sat, 28 Jun, 2014

Martin and Roche to lead Ireland in Road World Championships

Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche will lead Ireland’s challenge in the Road World Championships road race on Sunday.

Mon, 23 Sep, 2013

Bennett second behind Cavendish in final stage

Sam Bennett came agonisingly close to winning a second stage of the Tour of Britain yesterday but had to settle for second best against Mark Cavendish as the race concluded in London.

Mon, 23 Sep, 2013

Swiss nod legit, insists McQuaid

UCI President Pat McQuaid has ensured doubters his nomination from the Swiss Cycling federation for a third term as head of the sport’s governing body is legitimate.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2013

CYCLING: Cav clinches Qatar win

Mark Cavendish sealed overall victory at the Tour of Qatar with a fourth stage win in a row yesterday.

Sat, 09 Feb, 2013

Irvine right on track

Anyone ever heard of the omnium?

Sat, 04 Aug, 2012

Brammeier’s London appeal turned down

The Olympic Council of Ireland’s Appeal Tribunal has turned down the appeal by Irish professional road cyclist Matt Brammeier against the decision of Cycling Ireland not to select him for the Olympic Road Race.

Tue, 10 Jul, 2012

Sonia’s sunny medal forecast

Thirty months have skipped past since Sonia O’Sullivan was named chef de mission for the Irish 2012 Olympic team and, as she admits herself, she still struggles to come up with a definitive answer when asked just what that entails.

Thu, 05 Jul, 2012

Boxer Barnes prays for Olympic gold

One of Ireland’s Olympic medal-winners is praying he can go further in the boxing ring at the London 2012 Games.

Wed, 04 Jul, 2012

Three in-a-row for Brammeier

Matt Brammeier yesterday became the first Irish rider to win three national road race titles in-a-row when he soloed clear of a three man breakaway in the final 2km to retain his shamrock jersey of Irish champion in Clonmel.

Mon, 25 Jun, 2012

Brammeier appeals Olympic axe

The official announcement of the three-man Irish Olympic cycling team, which was due yesterday, has been delayed until next Friday after one of the short-listed riders who was not picked lodged an appeal to Cycling Ireland.

Sat, 09 Jun, 2012

Boonen triumphs as Cav crashes

On a day when Mark Cavendish crashed in the final kilometre and lost any hope of his second stage win at the Tour of Qatar, fellow sprinter Tom Boonen wrapped up overall victory in the Persian Gulf.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012

Brammeier notches remarkable double

MATT BRAMMEIER (HTC Highroad) completed a remarkable weekend when he reclaimed the elite road race championship title yesterday while also taking the national time-trial crown on Friday night at Emyvale, Monaghan.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2011

Brammeier takes national crown

Matt Brammeier of the An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly cycling team is Irish National champion after a remarkable win in the All-Irelands today in Sligo.

Sun, 27 Jun, 2010

Strong field gearing up for Sligo race

DEFENDING champion Nicolas Roche, his cousin Daniel Martin who won the title a couple of years ago, three-time winner David O’Loughlin and another former winner, David McCann will line up for the national road race championships in Sligo tomorrow.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2010

Seán Kelly Cycling team gears up for 2010

The cycling team which bears the name of Irish cycling legend Seán Kelly has outlined an ambitious list of targets for the coming season and revealed that they are upping a gear in a bid to land success.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2010