McCann and Irvine going well in ChinaCYCLING: ALTHOUGH THE focus is currently on Nicolas Roche in the Tour de France, the racing season continues for other Irish…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Roche moves up three places overallCYCLING: NICOLAS ROCHE enjoyed another profitable day as he continued to move up the general classification in the Tour de France…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Roche loses some time to leadersIRELAND’S Nicolas Roche lost time to the general classification riders yesterday, but moved up from 40th to 27th overall in the…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Roche out to get racing rhythm backCYCLING: NICOLAS ROCHE rolled in 33rd at the end of yesterday’s third stage of the Tour, deciding not to get involved in the…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Roche happy with his opening effortCYCLING: TWO DAYS into the Tour de France, Nicolas Roche is encouraged with how things have gone thus farMon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Millar emerges clean and sober to try to break the cycleCYCLING: PERHAPS IT was the eye contact, the body language, or a subtle change in the tone of his voice, but there was something…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Roche eyes top-10 placingCYCLING: AFTER LAST Sunday’s National Road Race championships brought each of the top Irish riders together for one time in …Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Martin loses by narrow margin in photo finishCYCLING: SPRINTING HOME in what was most likely the closest ever finish in the National Road Race Championships, defending champion…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Martin aims to get over Tour disappointmentCYCLING: IRISH PRO Daniel Martin is doubly-determined to win this Sunday’s national road race championships after being passed…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Martin awaiting news on Tour de France selectionCYCLING : WITH JUST over two weeks remaining until the start of the Tour de France, Daniel Martin is waiting to hear if he will…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Climbs will tell Roche where he standsCYCLING: RETAINING 16TH place overall on yesterday’s flat fourth stage, Nicolas Roche has outlined his goals for the remainder…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Roche and Martin in Tour build-up eventCYCLING : WITH THE Tour de France now less than one month away, Irish professionals Nicolas Roche and Daniel Martin are scheduled…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Bagdonas gives An Post Seán Kelly team the winCYCLING: THE AN Post Grant Thornton M Donnelly Seán Kelly team pulled off what was arguably their best showing to date when …Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Young Bennett to the fore to help team-mate stay in yellow jerseyCYCLING: IF GEDIMINAS Bagdonas goes on to win the An Post Rás tomorrow, his performance and that of his Irish team-mate Sam …Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Bagdonas sits back as team-mates do battleCYCLING: AFTER SURVIVING the wind and rain and tough mountains of Wednesday’s stage, race leader Gediminas Bagdonas had a much…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Mihaylov takes stage as Bagdonas grabs yellow jerseyCYCLING: IT’S LESS than halfway through a race that is notoriously difficult to defend, but the An Post Grant Thornton M Donnelly…Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Bagdonas battles conditions to claim stageCYCLING: BUFFETED AND bashed by what were the toughest winds seen in many years on the An Post Rás, yesterday’s second stage…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Bennett upset by stop-start stageCYCLING/AN POST RÁS: IRISH PRO Sam Bennett got his An Post Rás off to a fine start yesterday with a second place into Portumna…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Strong foreign challenge expectedCYCLING RÁS: AN ARMY of strong foreign teams will clash with some of Ireland’s most promising up-and-coming riders in the An…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Ventoso claims stage six of Giro d'ItaliaCYCLING: SPANISH RIDER Fran Ventoso (Movistar Team) was best in yesterday’s sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia, taking a large…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Deignan only Irish rider in GiroCYCLING NEWS : LETTERKENNY RIDER Philip Deignan will tomorrow begin the Giro d’Italia, which gets underway in Turin with a 19…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Roche struggling to regain top formCYCLING: NICOLAS ROCHE is continuing to try to return to the level of form which he maintained through much of last seasonFri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Roche cleared to compete after fall in raceCYCLING: A MID-RACE crash which took Nicolas Roche out of Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne will not prevent the rider from starting…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Halcyon days recalled as top Irish trio go in Dutch ClassicCYCLING: NICOLAS ROCHE, Philip Deignan and national road race champion Matt Brammeier will be part of a strong field in Sunday…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Martin has Tour de France in his sightsCYCLING : IRISH PROFESSIONAL Daniel Martin showed excellent early-season form last week when he finished third overall in the…Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Martin still flying in CataloniaCYCLING/TOUR OF CATALUNYA: GARMIN-CERVÉLO rider Daniel Martin followed up his excellent fourth place on Wednesday’s toughest…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Martin climbs to fourth overallCYCLING: DAN MARTIN highlighted his climbing ability yesterday with an excellent fourth place on the toughest stage of the Tour…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Roche gets prediction right as he pays price for disrupted early seasonCYCLING: AS PREDICTED by himself, Nicolas Roche’s disrupted early-season preparation saw him perform below his usual level in…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Belgian semi-Classic the targetCYCLING: MOTIVATED BY an aggressive team displays in the recent Tours of Qatar and Oman, eight riders from the An Post Grant…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Cassidy makes move in Tour of OmanCYCLING: MARK CASSIDY moved up a place to 13th overall in the Tour of Oman yesterday, finishing in the main bunch on the stage…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Irish riders back in early season actionCYCLING: WITH THE season now fully under way, five Irish riders have been competing in three races this week, building form …Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Dignam promises new route will test riders to the extremeCYCLING: UNDERLINING THE link to new sponsors An Post, the route of the 2011 Rás was launched yesterday at the GPO in Dublin…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Season kicking into gearCYCLING NEWS: WHAT COULD well be the best season in decades for Irish riders is continuing to draw closer, with the four UCI…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Track team get ready for BeijingCYCLING: FOLLOWING AN excellent performance in the last round of the track World Cup in Cali in December, Irish riders are preparing…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Qatar invite a further boost for Irish-sponsored squadCYCLING: FOLLOWING THE news last month that the An Post Sean Kelly team had been awarded an entry to the Tour of Oman, the Irish…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Track team in Colombia chasing Olympic dreamCYCLING: FIVE IRISH riders continued their push towards Olympic qualification by lining out in the Cali round of the track …Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Martin back in training after nasal surgeryCYCLING: VISITING IRELAND for a few days, Daniel Martin is making a good recovery from his recent nasal surgery and believes…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Martin misses early training after surgeryCYCLING: DANIEL MARTIN has missed out on the first training camp of his Garmin-Cervelo team as he recovers from nasal surgery…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Brammeier in great shape as he gets ready to take high road to successCYCLING: IRISH ROAD race champion Matt Brammeier is feeling motivated as he counts down to the start of his contract with the…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Irish team to gear up in Spain campCYCLING: HAVING TAKEN a break after a long season, the riders of the An Post Grant Thornton M Donnelly Séan Kelly are starting…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Push for Olympics beginsCYCLING: IRISH RIDERS will begin the push towards qualification for the track events at the 2012 Olympic Games when six of them…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
O'Loughlin at the end of the trackCYCLING: TWO AND a half years after he finished sixth in the world track championship individual pursuit, David O’Loughlin has…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Martin out to finish fine season on a high in JapanCYCLING: DANIEL MARTIN had hoped to ride strongly in last Saturday’s Giro di Lombardia, directing all of his training since …Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Martin ready for final pushCYCLING: DANIEL MARTIN will tomorrow aim for success in his main end-of-season goal, the Tour of Lombardy in Northern ItalyFri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Brammeier signs a one-year deal with top ProTour teamCYCLING : IRELAND’S NUMBER of ProTour riders has unexpectedly jumped by one, following the announcement that the HTC Columbia…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Roche finally runs out of gasCYCLING: AFTER A long season when he had his first big result way back in February with third in the GP dell'Insubria, when …Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Contador blames food contaminationCYCLING: THE DEBATES are once again raging in cycling as regards guilt and innocence, hero or villainFri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Rás name surprise new sponsor for next yearCYCLING : IRELAND’S RÁS stage race will have a new look next year, following yesterday’s surprise announcement that An Post …Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Roche chills out ahead of WorldsCYCLING: IN CONTRAST to many of his rivals for the world road race championships, Nicolas Roche is gambling he will be able …Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
