Roche says patience the best policy right now for Bennett
Retired long-serving pro backs sprinter to return to his brilliant best in time
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’
Rás Tailteann sets its sights on running in late summer
Organisers hopeful new guidelines on large gatherings will not impact on event
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
Bennett loses race lead in Belgium but continues to head points classification
Irishman’s main goal remains the upcoming Vuelta a España
Dunbar finishes fifth overall in La Route d’Occitanie in France
Roche shows strong form when taking tenth overall in Tour de Suisse
Rás Tailteann race director says talks on new backer still in limbo
New Irish team adds another strong rider in Mark Downey
Dunbar rides aggressively, places 20th in world championships
Swiss rider Marc Hirschi takes the gold medal in the under 23 world road race
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
Nicolas Roche moves up one place in Vuelta a España
Stage result sees him remain 50 seconds behind overall leader Michal Kwiatkowski
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
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
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
Giro d’Italia: Yates takes stage 15 leaving Froome in his wake
Sam Bennett remains second in points standings while Nicolas Roche withdraws
Added Time: Giro d’Italia and its overload of controversy
Miguel Delaney explains why Real Madrid and Liverpool aren’t really that good
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
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
Damien Shaw holds race lead in Tour du Loir-et-Cher
Mark Downey marked out of contention at World Track Championships in Hong Kong
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
Martyn Irvine enthusiastic about the challenge ahead
Former world scratch race champion looking forward to season with Aqua Blue Sport
Dan Martin finishes third in Critérium du Dauphiné
Etixx-QuickStep rider Dan Martin takes superb second on final stage
German rider Marcel Kittel leads way after first three stages of Giro d’Italia
Nicolas Roche has solid start, sitting 21st overall
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
Nicolas Roche hits the jackpot with Vuelta stage win
Overall leader Dumoulin came under repeated attack on final climb from Aru
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
Dan Martin confirmed for Vuelta a España
Race marks Irishman’s final Grand Tour with Cannondale-Garmin
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
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
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
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
Marcel Kittel already looks unstoppable in Tour de France
German rider makes it two stage victories out of three in London
Backers delighted with enthusiastic welcome for the Giro d’Italia
Efforts now being focused on re-establishing a national tour
Philip Deignan targets pink in Giro D’Italia
Irish rider feels he may need time to hit top gear following injury
Nicolas Roche injured but believes Giro prospects won’t be affected
Vuelta a España stage winner hurt his knee at his team’s training camp in November
Brammeier still waiting to land contract for 2014
Martin and Walsh claim top gongs at Cycling Ireland awards
Boost for Roche’s Team Saxo
Saxo Bank stepping up to fill the estimated €6 million shortfall in budget
Stormy weather washes away Irish chances as Costa grabs world championship victory
Deluge puts paid to medal hopes of Martin and Roche in Italy
Bennett denied stage win in Tour of Britain by Ciolek
Dan Martin also impresses on his return to action after suffering concussion
Roche finishes stage 13 in main bunch to retain second overall behind Nibali
Irish professional Philip Deignan will join Team Sky on the WorldTour next year
Expectations are high Ireland’s Dan Martin can play prominent role in Tour de France
Also riding the race is his compatriot Nicolas Roche, who will be riding for Spaniard Alberto Contador’s Saxo Tinkoff squad
Dan Martin confirmed as co-leader for Garmin-Sharp team in Tour de France
Will have status as a protected rider on the team, along with Canadian Ryder Hesjedal and American Andrew Talansky
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