The Irish Times

Roche says patience the best policy right now for Bennett

Retired long-serving pro backs sprinter to return to his brilliant best in time

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 20:40

O’Reilly goes close to second medal with fourth in H5 road race

‘I think fourth today was the best result I could have hoped for, to be honest’

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 10:51

Rás Tailteann sets its sights on running in late summer

Organisers hopeful new guidelines on large gatherings will not impact on event

Thu Apr 23 2020 - 20:00

Sam Bennett slips to second in Santos Tour Down Under

Irish rider won the first stage on Tuesday but faded to 13th behind the winner Caleb Ewan

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 18:34

Bennett loses race lead in Belgium but continues to head points classification

Irishman’s main goal remains the upcoming Vuelta a España

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 20:15

Dunbar finishes fifth overall in La Route d’Occitanie in France

Roche shows strong form when taking tenth overall in Tour de Suisse

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 00:00

Rás Tailteann race director says talks on new backer still in limbo

New Irish team adds another strong rider in Mark Downey

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 21:21

Dunbar rides aggressively, places 20th in world championships

Swiss rider Marc Hirschi takes the gold medal in the under 23 world road race

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 00:00

Nicolas Roche fails to make progress at Vuelta a España

Jesús Herrada takes over at the top in Spain amid a day of drama at Rás na mBan

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 20:34

Nicolas Roche moves up one place in Vuelta a España

Stage result sees him remain 50 seconds behind overall leader Michal Kwiatkowski

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 00:00

Nicolas Roche ready to push hard for Vuelta a España selection

BMC Racing rider determined to show he’s in good form in upcoming Artic Race of Norway

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 22:30

Bennett wins his third stage of Giro d’Italia as Froome takes overall victory

Irish rider is now among the best sprinters in the modern peloton

Sun May 27 2018 - 21:28

Luuc Bugter takes stage three of the Rás into Listowel

Robert-Jon McCarthy comes fourth as Dutch rider wins following two days as runner-up

Tue May 22 2018 - 19:14

Giro d’Italia: Yates takes stage 15 leaving Froome in his wake

Sam Bennett remains second in points standings while Nicolas Roche withdraws

Sun May 20 2018 - 20:42

Added Time: Giro d’Italia and its overload of controversy

Miguel Delaney explains why Real Madrid and Liverpool aren’t really that good

Fri May 04 2018 - 11:55

Aqua Blue Sport team takes important victory in Australia

Winning at Jayco Herald Sun Tour shows Irish team is able to beat those on WorldTour squads

Thu Feb 01 2018 - 20:07

Sam Bennett’s victory marks strong week for Irish riders

Win in Melbourne criterium follows Ryan Mullen taking stage at the Vuelta a San Juan

Thu Jan 25 2018 - 17:22

Damien Shaw holds race lead in Tour du Loir-et-Cher

Mark Downey marked out of contention at World Track Championships in Hong Kong

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:42

Cycling: Nicolas Roche off to strong start but still chasing form

Irish rider helps BMC Racing Team to victory in Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in Spain

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 01:28

Martyn Irvine enthusiastic about the challenge ahead

Former world scratch race champion looking forward to season with Aqua Blue Sport

Fri Jan 06 2017 - 01:00

Dan Martin finishes third in Critérium du Dauphiné

Etixx-QuickStep rider Dan Martin takes superb second on final stage

Sun Jun 12 2016 - 20:14

German rider Marcel Kittel leads way after first three stages of Giro d’Italia

Nicolas Roche has solid start, sitting 21st overall

Sun May 08 2016 - 19:42

Dan Martin: ‘If I can get to Rio in one piece, I have got a really big chance’

Following major race successes, Ireland’s Dan Martin has his sights firmly on an Olympic gold

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 01:00

Nicolas Roche hits the jackpot with Vuelta stage win

Overall leader Dumoulin came under repeated attack on final climb from Aru

Fri Sept 11 2015 - 01:00

Nicolas Roche just misses out on stage win again

Sky rider fourth in stage four of the Vuelta a España, Dan Martin also in front group

Tue Aug 25 2015 - 20:53

Dan Martin confirmed for Vuelta a España

Race marks Irishman’s final Grand Tour with Cannondale-Garmin

Fri Aug 21 2015 - 06:54

Philip Deignan could be set for Tour de France debut

Omission from Team Sky squad for the Giro d’Italia suggests July appearance on cards

Fri May 08 2015 - 01:00

Sam Bennett recovering from bad crash sustained in Belgian race

‘I did hit my head very hard, so I was dizzy and my upper scalp is sore,’ says cyclist

Fri Apr 10 2015 - 01:01

World Championship title high on Ryan Mullen’s list of priorities

Cyclist hopes to make up for missing gold by 0.48 seconds in time trial championships

Fri Apr 03 2015 - 01:00

Matt Brammeier keeps team plans secret

Road race champion yet to reveal set-up for 2015

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 11:19

Dan Martin hoping to put injury-ravaged season well behind in Vuelta a Espana

The Garmin-Sharp rider feels that mentally he’s never been in the better shape

Sat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00

Marcel Kittel already looks unstoppable in Tour de France

German rider makes it two stage victories out of three in London

Tue Jul 08 2014 - 00:00

Three major climbs to test Giro riders

But snow could yet force changes or even stage cancellation

Tue May 27 2014 - 01:00

Backers delighted with enthusiastic welcome for the Giro d’Italia

Efforts now being focused on re-establishing a national tour

Sun May 11 2014 - 22:15