Martin in the right form to challenge for Japan CupCYCLING: HAVING SHOWN excellent form last week in winning the King of the Mountains competition and netting fourth overall in…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Martin looks set to claim mountain prize in BeijingCYCLING: With just today’s final stage of the Tour of Beijing left to be settled, Dan Martin looks set to take the mountains…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Martin has unfinished business in AsiaCYCLING : ALTHOUGH MANY of his fellow riders have brought an end to their season, Dan Martin will compete for a further fortnight…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Martin targets Classic successCYCLING: One year after he finished second overall in the race, Irish pro Dan Martin returns to the Giro di Lombardia tomorrow…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Four Irish teams set for world contestsCYCLING: WHILE THERE are no Irish riders in action in today’s junior women’s road race at the World Championships, no less than…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Bennett continues fine form with sixth on stage to StokeCYCLING: CONTINUING AN impressive showing by the riders of the An Post Grant Thornton Seán Kelly team this week, Sam Bennett…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Tiring Roche struggles to stay in top 10 overallNICOLAS ROCHE battled to hang on to a top 10 overall position in the Vuelta a España yesterday, the Irishman suffering from the…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Rodriguez increases lead as seventh-placed Roche prepares to dig inCYCLING/TOUR OF SPAIN: VUELTA A España race leader Joaquim Rodriguez increased his advantage over all his main rivals on yesterday…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Armstrong as polarising a figure now as everCYCLING: AS THE reverberations continued from the US Anti-Doping Agency’s declaration that it was imposing a lifetime ban on…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Roche up to seventh overall as solid form continuesCYCLING : IRELAND’S NICOLAS Roche yesterday moved up a place in the overall standings in the Vuelta a Espana, riding well on…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Brammeier's Olympic hopes appear overEFFORTS BY Matt Brammeier and his agent Andrew McQuaid to overturn Cycling Ireland’s original selection for the Olympic Games…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Games team named despite unresolved caseCYCLING: ALTHOUGH THE OCI yesterday named the Irish Olympic team for London 2012, the three Irish riders who will compete in…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Cycle turns in favour of time-trial specialists as climbers' big-summit finishes curtailedTHE MOST notable feature about this year’s Tour de France is the tip in balance between time trials and climbsSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Duo all set for Tour testCYCLING WITH JUST one day left before the start of the Tour de France, Irish duo Nicolas Roche and Daniel Martin are counting…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Martin overcomes past disappointment to earn Tour de France starting placeCYCLING: HAVING WON a stage and finished 13th overall in last year’s Vuelta a España, Irish climber Dan Martin will finally …Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Roche aiming for top ten finish in Tour de SuisseCYCLING NICOLAS ROCHE is ready to dig deep and battle in today’s 34 kilometre time trial at the Tour de Suisse, doing his utmost…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Brammeier appeals Olympic selectionCycling: The official announcement of which three riders who will represent Ireland in cycling’s Olympic road race on July 28th…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Three-man road race team to be named todayCYCLING: THE QUESTION of which riders will represent Ireland in the road cycling events in the Olympic Games will be settled…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Roche building up his confidenceWITH THE start of the Tour de France now less than one month away, Nicolas Roche feels confident his form is building well and…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Baldo is first ever French winnerCYCLING AN POST RÁS: ALTHOUGH IT didn’t achieve its primary goal of repeating its overall win of last year, the An Post Grant…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Baldo in Killybegs comes rolling homeCYCLING: THE EFFECTS of wearing yellow in cycling are well documented, with many examples from history showing that riders can…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
French competitors take the lead over mountains of DonegalCYCLING AN POST RÁS IN THE 60 years of the An Post Rás there’s never been a French winner of the race but, on the basis of yesterday…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
McLaughlin heroics go unrewardedCYCLING: IF THE move had been successful, we’d be calling it one of the greatest An Post Rás stage triumphs of the modern era…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Bagdonas battles back to take stageCYCLING AN POST RAS: THE GENERAL classification battle is still five stages from being settled but the An Post Grant Thornton…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Lang dons yellow jersey after gruelling stage to GortCYCLING: CLOCKING UP one of the top results of his career, Swiss rider Pirmin Lang (Atlas Jakroo) blasted home into Gort yesterday…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Bialoblocki makes early gains with stage victoryCYCLING: SECOND LAST weekend in the prestigious Lincoln Grand Prix in England, Marcin Bialoblocki (Britain Node4 Girodana) moved…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Bagdonas hitting form in time to defend Rás crownCYCLING: RACING STRONGLY in Belgium this week, defending champion Gediminas Bagdonas showed his form is in the right place to…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Irish quartet to play big Rás roleCYCLING: WITH THE An Post Rás just over a week away, the Irish quartet of Sam Bennett, Seán Downey, Conor McConvey and Ronan…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Rás line-up makes things unpredictableRAISING THE number of international teams confirmed thus far to 15, the organisers of the An Post Rás have announced that two…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Deignan building for CaliforniaCYCLING: PHILIP DEIGNAN has shown both that his form is building and that he has got over a bout of stomach problems with a …Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Irish duo in Belgium classicCYCLING: IRISH DUO Daniel Martin and Nicolas Roche will aim for a strong showing in Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège Classic in…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Irvine to contest Rás with RTS Racing teamCYCLING: HAVING SECURED his qualification for the Olympic Games, Martyn Irvine’s plan to temporarily revert to road racing to…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Bakker takes overall win in KerryCycling DENNIS BAKKER (Ruiter Dakkapellen) seized the final overall victory in the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan yesterday.Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Ryan takes bronze against all the oddsCYCLING WORLD TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP: OVER A century after Harry Reynolds won gold and bronze medals in the World Amateur Track …Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Bike Aid and Koga confirmed for RásCYCLING ROUND-UP: TWO MORE international teams have been confirmed for the 2012 An Post Rás, with the participation of the Germany…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Donegal set to be major battleground for 60th edition of RásCYCLING: DESCRIBING THE 60th edition of the race as “one of the toughest in many years”, An Post Rás director Dermot Dignam …Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Irvine has Games goal in sightCYCLING: HAVING MOVED closer to Olympic qualification when he finished a fine fifth in the Cali round of the World Cup in December…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Seymour sets sights on 18th cyclocross title but is wary of Aiken challengeCYCLING: DEFENDING CHAMPION Robin Seymour and Ulster cyclocross league victor Roger Aiken look set for a ferocious two-up tussle…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Sparks of enthusiasm for Irvine's Olympic hopesCYCLING: THE 2008 US Olympic cycling coach Andy Sparks has given a big vote of confidence to Ireland’s Martyn Irvine, one of…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Brammeier set to make early debutCYCLING: IRISH ROAD race and time-trial champion Matt Brammeier is set to get his season off to an early start, making his debut…Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Martin focused on first Tour this yearCYCLING: ALTHOUGH THE sport’s biggest race is over six months away, Irish pro Dan Martin is structuring his season around two…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Kelly has high hopes for 2012CYCLING : THIS WEEK’S announcement of four more names for the An Post Grant Thornton M Donnelly Seán Kelly team adds further…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Tour de France beckons for Irish eliteCYCLING: THE TEAMS of three of Ireland’s top four riders have secured UCI ProTeam places for 2012, handing the squads automatic…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Roche ready to step up trainingCYCLING WITH THE start of the 2012 season beginning for some riders in two months’ time, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche has said he…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Brammeier slowly rebuilding againCYCLING ROUND-UP: THE EFFECTS of a life-threatening crash four years ago continue to affect Matt Brammeier, with the Irish road…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Irvine maintains pushCYCLING: FOLLOWING A strong display in the recent European Championships, Martyn Irvine will today line out in the first round…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Good news for Irish duoCYCLING: IRISH DUO Daniel Martin and national road-race champion Matt Brammeier had good news this week when it was confirmed…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Roche plans to take different approach after Beijing victoryCYCLING : HAVING MADE the breakthrough after winning his first UCI WorldTour race in the recent Tour of Beijing, Nicolas Roche…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
