The Irish Times

Sporting Cathedrals: Alpe d’Huez and the 21 steps to hell

Part torture chamber, part music festival - the climb that can break a rider’s Tour de France

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 06:00

My favourite sporting moment: San Sebastian erupts after Big Mig delivers

July 4th, 1992: The Tour de France gets underway in the Basque Country

Mon Apr 13 2020 - 07:00

Geraint Thomas secures maiden Tour de France title

Near flawless show allows third Team Sky rider to triumph after Wiggins and Froome

Sun Jul 29 2018 - 18:32

Irish riders to begin training for 2018 cycling racing season

Dan Martin eyes Tour de France podium finish with new UAE Team Emirates squad

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 01:00

Alberto Contador to retire after Vuelta a Espana

Spanish star one of six riders to win all three Grand Tours and was stripped of 2010 Tour de France title for doping

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 16:59

Tour de France 2017: The main contenders

Three-time British champion Chis Froome views Richie Porte as the man to beat in this year’s race

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 19:00

Tour de France finale the wettest since 1998 as Froome celebrates with Team Sky

A wintry end to a tour that took the full three weeks to come to the boil

Sun Jul 26 2015 - 23:03

Further questions await Chris Froome on the 21 steps to hell

The better the Tour de France leader does, the more superhuman his data will look

Fri Jul 17 2015 - 22:30

Battle of evenly-matched favourites points to an intriguing Tour de France

Contador, Froome, defending champion NIbali and Quintana all set out with high hopes

Sat Jul 04 2015 - 01:25

Alberto Contador adds second Giro to grand tour collection

Spanish rider draws level with Miguel Indurain and Fausto Coppi on seven titles

Sun May 31 2015 - 16:43

Alberto Contador poised to secure Giro d’Italia win

Fabio Aru wins 20th stage but Contador retains the pink jersey despite sixth place finish

Sat May 30 2015 - 17:56

For all its dark tales, raw bravery of professional cycling endures

Beyond doping, etiquette of ride on, don’t look back, deal with consequences later holds

Fri May 22 2015 - 22:30

Giro hits Clontarf and Vinny takes a ride to remember

Our steward for the day helps out team Roche and pulls a cheeky stunt

Wed May 14 2014 - 06:00

Tarnished Giro d’Italia history not one we should forget

No cycling race, with the possible exception of the Tour de France, is more tarnished by its shady past than the Giro

Sat May 10 2014 - 06:00

Armstrong ‘not surprised’ by French senate’s revelations on 1998 Tour doping

Disgraced seven-time Tour de France winner says cycling ‘screwed’ if doping past not addressed

Fri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00

Marmotte 2013: the toughest day I’ve ever spent on a bike

It was a long-held ambition to cycle some of the biggest mountains of the Tour de France. Would the dream become a nightmare?

Sat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00