Dan Martin (35) announces retirement from cycling at end of this season

The Irishman to end a 14-year career in which he won stages of all three Grand Tours

Nicolas Roche rides strongly in Poland, Irish amateurs shine in France

37-year-old veteran looking to secure new contract for next season

Mia Griffin an impressive ninth in France, Nicolas Roche chasing contract

Roche is set to contest the Clasica San Sebastian in Northern Spain

Eddie Dunbar geared up to make a memorable debut in Olympic road race

In-form Cork man will hope to shine among fatigued Tour de France cyclists on Saturday

Giro d’Italia: Nicolas Roche comes close as Bettiol triumphs

Irish rider came home in third in Stradella a day after Dan Martin claimed stage win

Andrea Vendrame’s persistence finally pays off as he breaks Giro duck

Italian comes home to win the 12th stage as Egan Bernal hold on to race lead

Peter Sagan returns to winning ways on back of cracking team effort

Dan Martin remains eighth overall after stage 10 of Giro d’Italia

Giro d’Italia: Ewan best on stage seven as Dan Martin stays ninth overall

Nicolas Roche finished 175th on the stage, three minutes and 12 seconds behind

Caleb Ewan speeds to stage five victory in the Giro d’Italia

Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche are 19th and 58th overall heading into Thursday’s stage

Dutch rider Taco van der Hoorn solos to Giro d’Italia stage win

27-year-old former Rás Tailteann stage winner enjoys best win of his career

Martin upbeat as Giro d’Italia challenge begins

The Irishman spearheads the Israel Start Up Nation team in the race, but insists he does not feel pressure

Mamore power to him: Ronan McLaughlin regains Everesting record in Donegal

33-year-old lowers mark by almost 20 minutes after 79 laps of tough climb

Conn McDunphy back in the saddle and raring for mountain return

24-year-old Irish rider is fit again following a grisly crash in the French Alps last October

No slow start for Eddie Dunbar with spin up Mont Ventoux to come on Saturday

Cork cyclist looking to put frustrating period on sidelines behind him at Tour de la Provence

After a year of sporting famine, get ready for a high summer feast in 2021

Johnny Watterson looks at the year ahead as sport, like life, tries to get back to normal

Tokyo dreaming: Ireland’s Olympics team slowly taking shape

Ireland could send as many as 90 athletes to Japan – an increase on Brazil four years ago

Ben Healy dreaming big after taking over Sam Bennett’s Irish crown

20-year-old shares many similarities with Tour de France green jersey winner

Young guns take centre stage at Irish nationals

Ben Healy and Lara Gillespie were the men's and women's winners in Limerick

McDunphy stuns Roche to take gold at National Road Race Championships

Youngster completes senior time trial two seconds quicker than previous champion

Sam Bennett confirms absence from National Road Race Championships

Travel restrictions and upcoming schedule ends hope of defending title

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

‘I never thought I’d be good enough’ – Sam Bennett clinches Tour de France green jersey

Irish man takes final stage to clinch green jersey in climactic finish to one of best ever Tours

Sam Bennett signals final intention of winning green in Paris

Irish rider marks chief rival Peter Sagan all the way to the line on stage 19

Paris in green beckons for Sam Bennett after passing final Alpine test

Michal Kwiatkowski rescues miserable Tour for Ineos Grenadiers with stage win

Sam Bennett extends his lead in green before the brutal Col de la Loze

Miguel Angel Lopez claims first Tour stage as Slovenian duo stay ahead of the rest

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

Sam Bennett extends his green jersey lead in Tour de France

Roglic misses out on Stage 15 but retains the yellow jersey as picture becomes clearer

Peter Sagan closes the gap but Sam Bennett stays in the green

Irish rider retains green jersey lead as Soren Kragh Andersen swoops to Stage 14 victory

Sam Bennett a true product of Irish cycling, maybe not a reflection of it

Irish rider’s success in France could be papering over the cracks in Irish system

Tour de France: Marc Hirschi gets the job done third time around

Swiss rider wins stage 12 for Team Sunweb as Nicolas Roche plays captain’s role

Sam Bennett lets the emotions flow after realising dream of Tour stage victory

Carrick-on-Suir cyclist back in green jersey as he becomes just the sixth Irish rider to win a stage

Primoz Roglic makes a little history as he takes over yellow jersey

Tadej Pogacar takes stage 9 to complete a perfect day for Slovenia

Sagan gets the jump on Bennett to regain green jersey

Irish rider misses early breakaway and loses green jersey on Stage 7

Roche makes a break for it as Lutsenko secures first Tour stage win

Sam Bennett stretches green jersey advantage over Peter Sagan to 12 points

Nicolas Roche proves old dog for the hard road on first summit finish

Irish rider gains four places to move up to 24th in General Classification

Nicolas Roche sitting pretty as Alaphilippe regains yellow jersey

Tour de France: Dan Martin and Sam Bennett finish Stage 2 with much time in arrears

Sam Bennett falls just short of opening stage win in the Tour de France

Irishman finishes fourth as veteran Alexander Kristoff wins tense first stage

Tour de France 2020: Six stages where Irish riders can attack or win

Trio of Irish riders looking to wear yellow jersey for first time since 1987

Ireland’s Tour de France trio all harbouring stage ambitions

Sam Bennett, Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche all head into race with serious Tour pedigree

Dan Martin set to start his eighth Tour de France after rapid recovery

He withdrew from the Criterium du Dauphine with a fractured bone in his back

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