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

Ireland’s Eddie Dunbar in 16th overall at Tour de Suisse

Ineos Grenadiers rider makes up time on leader in young rider classification

Bernal’s Giro d’Italia victory looking inevitable

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

Dan Martin’s Vuelta hopes now resting on La Covatilla

Irish rider now has his sights set on regaining the third-place podium position

Opportunities fading for Dan Martin after the Vuelta’s cruellest day

Rain and a constant headwind makes life tough on gruelling 231km stage

Dan Martin still in fighting mode as the Vuelta closes in on Madrid

Irish rider hasn’t given up hope of getting back on the podium before Sunday

Dan Martin slips further off podium place after Vuelta’s stage of truth

Irish rider now trails Hugh Carthy by 55 seconds as Primoz Roglic takes stage and race lead

Sam Bennett rests up before big final push to close out memorable season

Tour de France 2021 schedule greeted by Irish sprinter as opportunities abound

Dan Martin loses Vuelta podium position on tortuous Angliru

Hugh Carthy took his first ever Grand Tour stage victory on the near mile high peak

Sam Bennett struggles as Roglic wins Stage 10 of Vuelta

Dan Martin produced another excellent ride to finish seventh and remain third overall

Sam Bennett stripped of a second stage win at this year’s Vuelta a España

Race commissaires find Irish star was overly aggressive during final stages of sprint finish

Dan Martin survives brutal Moncalvillo climb to finish third

Irish rider remains third overall as Primoz Roglic takes stage 8

Sub-four miler Michael Woods kicks to another Vuelta stage win

Dan Martin remains in third position on general classification

Dan Martin keeping it day-to-day as Vuelta proves challenging for riders

Irish cyclist admits Madrid feels a long way away amid tough racing conditions

Dan Martin back to third in Vuelta after a wet and wild Stage 6

Irish rider moves a place above Primoz Roglic as Spain’s Ion Izagirre takes the stage

Dan Martin toasting another stage win at the Vuelta

Irish rider comes home in front to add to 2011 stage victory in the race

Bennett girding his loins for impossibly unpredictable Vuelta

Green jersey winner in France looking forward to his second Grand Tour of the season

Alaphilippe executes perfect plan to become road race world champion

Powerhouse final climb at Imola gives France its first rainbow jersey in 23 years

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

Primoz Roglic makes big statement with stage four victory

Slovenian shows that injuries suffered during crash in August are not an issue

Eddie Dunbar and Sam Bennett get back on the road in Burgos

Irish duo taking part in five-stage tour in northern Spain as cycling gets going again

Richard Carapaz wraps up Giro d’Italia triumph

Eddie Dunbar finishes 22nd overall despite crashing in final time-trial

Dunbar impresses again as Carapaz closes in on Giro d’Italia victory

Pello Bilbao wins battle of Basque riders to take penultimate stage of race

Dunbar up to 22nd place overall in Giro d’Italia

Cima claims stage victory but Carapaz looks on course for race success on Sunday

Richard Carapaz closes in on Giro d’Italia win after gruelling day

Ecuadorian rider holds off Vincenzo Nibali as Primoz Roglic loses more ground

Carapaz takes stage and is pretty in pink at Giro as Polanc cracks

Ecuadorian rider makes his move on the Colle San Carlo during 14th stage

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