The Irish Times

Eddie Dunbar breathes sigh of relief after breakthrough victory

Driven Cork native filling gap left by retirements of Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 01:00

Tadej Pogacar on verge of retaining Tour de France

Slovenian’s grip on yellow jersey remains as Wout Van Aert wins the stage 20 time trial

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 17:44

Mark Cavendish wins 34th Tour de France stage to equal Merckx record

Manx rider’s acceleration in the final 100m gets the job done in stage 13 to Carcassonne

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 18:43

Team manager accuses Bennett of disrespect

Irish rider due to leave Deceuninck-QuickStep at end of season

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 18:25

Jarring defeat will only strengthen bond between Wales team and country

That a last-16 exit feels an opportunity missed is a marker of team’s progress

Sun Jun 27 2021 - 18:45

Julian Alaphilippe survives mayhem to grab dramatic Tour de France stage win

French rider avoids two big crashes on the opening stage of this year’s race

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 17:36

The agony of missing the Tour: Seán Kelly knows how Sam Bennett feels

Five contenders for the yellow jersey ahead of 2021 Tour, and the five key stages

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00

Lukas Postlberger wins stage two of Criterium du Dauphine

Chris Froome loses almost 3½ minutes during 173km stage from Brioude to Saugues

Mon May 31 2021 - 19:23

Bernal’s Giro d’Italia victory looking inevitable

Colombian enjoys lead of over two minutes as Ineos Grenadiers maintain total stranglehold on the race

Tue May 25 2021 - 21:50

Families of former football and rugby players launch dementia charity

Head for Change to offer support to those with conditions caused by their careers

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 21:34

Filippo Ganna powers to victory in Prosecco country

Joao Almeida stretches his pink jersey lead in stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 18:30

Jhonatan Narvaez solos to first Giro victory in rain

Joao Almeida retains leader’s pink jersey following 12th stage

Thu Oct 15 2020 - 17:29

Thomas sunk, Yates dropped in Giro d’Italia stage three

Ecuador’s Jonathan Caceido tales third stage to Mount Etna; Portugal’s Joao Almeida takes race lead

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 17:00

Sam Bennett confirms absence from National Road Race Championships

Travel restrictions and upcoming schedule ends hope of defending title

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 15:59

Ryan Mullen best of the Irish during World Championships time-trial at Imola

Filippo Ganna takes title for Italy; Nicolas Roche comes home in 31st

Fri Sept 25 2020 - 18:35

Green for go as Sam Bennett safely passes first Alpine test

Young German rider Lennard Kämna takes stage 16 ahead of race’s toughest day

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 18:40

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

Chris Froome to join Dan Martin at Israel Start-Up Nation

35-year-old leaves Team Ineos as they can no longer guarantee him sole team leadership

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 12:51

Team Ineos sporting director Nicolas Portal dies aged 40

Former rider helped team to win four Tour de France titles

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 20:30

Dan Martin finishes 18th overall in Tour de France

Irish man indicates he will explain soon why he did not perform as well as expected

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 22:13

Egan Bernal becomes first Colombian to win Tour de France

Bernal also becomes youngest winner of race in 110 years; Caleb Ewan takes final stage sprint

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 20:55

Egan Bernal thanks ‘lucky’ break before Giro for Tour de France success

Team Ineos rider comes home fourth behind Vicenzo Nibali as Julian Alaphilippe falls away

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 19:33

Tour de France: stage curtailed due to dangerous weather

Hail and landslides render route impassable as Egan Bernal claims yellow jersey

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 20:38

Bernal takes yellow from Alaphilippe after dramatic hail storm ends stage early

Tour de France organisers forced to cancel final climb after storm set off landslides

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 17:10

Muddled tactics from Ineos riders as Alaphilippe retains yellow jersey

Tomas’s move limited the gains Bernal might have made by increasing the pace behind him

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 19:07

Tour de France: two riders disqualified for Stage 17 altercation

Team Ineos captain Rowe thrown out for a push, hindering Geraint Thomas hopes

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 20:48

Dan Martin suffers on brutal slopes of the Tourmalet

Julian Alaphilippe keeps hold of yellow jersey as Geraint Thomas loses time

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 22:16

Dan Martin’s Tour Diary: All to race for as big mountains loom

Heading into my favourite terrain, my goal is stay upright, healthy and limit my time losses

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 06:00

Dan Martin loses ground as Alaphilippe wins time trial

Irish rider slips down to 11th place but his favoured mountain stages are imminent

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 21:12

Dan Martin creeps into Tour top-10 as the mountains approach

Irish rider takes advantage of chaos to climb seven places into ninth ahead of rest day

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 20:29

Tour de France: Thomas makes inroads as Van Aert takes stage 10

Crosswinds cause chaos in peloton as Dan Martin moves up to ninth-place overall

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 19:03

Daryl Impey takes Tour stage nine on Bastille Day

South African wins maiden solo stage after he beats Tiesj Benoot in a two-man sprint

Sun Jul 14 2019 - 17:54

Dan Martin’s Tour diary: We're riding our luck and hanging in

In the Tour good things happen, bad things happen, and you have to cope with all of them

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 06:00

Tour de France: Dan Martin climbs to 18th as Teuns claims stage

Dylan Teuns wins first mountain stage of Tour after going clear in a large breakaway group

Thu Jul 11 2019 - 20:46