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Wicklow rider is increasingly looking forward to the year ahead, her first full season in the WorldTour

‘I am hard myself ... but I think every athlete does have a bit of that in them. And I think that’s how you keep getting better’

The Enniskerry rider clocked up 39 points, just four off the total of gold medallist Julie Leth

The athletes who wore green over the past 18 days at the Olympics gave so much of themselves to the challenge that you couldn’t but be moved by it

Enniskerry cyclist signs deal with UAE Team ADQ squad until the end of 2026

33-year-old from Carrick-on-Suir is finding his best form ahead of next month’s Tour de France

The 23-year-old from Enniskerry wins five-day stage race by three minutes from team-mate Federica Venturelli

Enniskerry rider claims bronze in omnium

Increased funding for Rás Tailteann and Rás na mBan

Ireland’s strong showing in the championships should move the country closer to Olympic qualification

Wicklow rider has a third fourth-place finish of the week

Irish team battered and bruised after two crashes but have a chance of a medal

Erin Creighton, Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy will contest the qualifying round

Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe, Mia Griffin, Kelly Murphy and Erin Creighton selected for the event in the Netherlands

Women’s cycling scene making rapid progress in previously neglected wing of sport

Irish team pursuit foursome had earlier set a new national record to make it to the final

20-year-old gets Irish team off to superb start in the Netherlands

Mia Griffin and Lara Gillespie take bronze medals in St Petersburg

Clare native has won one of the five female team slots on Movistar’s new e-cycling team