Dan Martin: ‘I realised that it wasn’t the same old races I was bored of, it was just cycling’
Irish cyclist has always known the moment to go, right down to his retirement from the sport
Irish cyclist has always known the moment to go, right down to his retirement from the sport
Frustration for Sam Bennett as veteran’s two stage wins secure him Tour’s green jersey
Irish rider due to leave Deceuninck-QuickStep at end of season
French rider avoids two big crashes on the opening stage of this year’s race
Dan Martin remains in third position on general classification
Irish pair finish second in the women’s tandem road-race in the Netherlands
Irish rider moves second on points classification after stage 19 of Vuelta
The big stars of the Irish paracycling team beat New Zealand rivals in time trial
Irish rider takes fifth grand tour stage victory of his career
Slovenian won stage by almost two minutes to take over as race leader
Nairo Quintana takes green jersey after Friday’s summit finish at Mas de la Costa
Irish rider enjoys brilliant ride to finish second on stage two in Spain
Team Ineos rider comes home fourth behind Vicenzo Nibali as Julian Alaphilippe falls away
Roche shows strong form when taking tenth overall in Tour de Suisse
Irish rider came home in seventh spot on Saturday’s toughest stage
Irish rider comes home in bunch sprint on stage two of French race
Irish rider comes home second behind world champion Valverde in La Route d’Occitanie
Slovenia’s Primoz secures overall victory as Bennett edges out Fernando Gaviria in Dubai
BMC Racing teammate Nicolas Roche finishes in 45th position to lie 35th overall
Australia’s Rohan Dennis takes stage 16 by 50 seconds
US rider collapses with exhaustion after finaluphill push to finish atop La Covatilla
Frenchman Tony Gallopin was first to the line – Rudy Molard still overall leader
Dan Martin finishes seventh in stage 10 of the Tour de France, as race moves into the Alps
Australian rider Richie Porte forced out of race after heavy fall
Irish rider attacked early and held off Pierre Roger Latour right on the finish line
UAE Team Emirates cyclist deflated after finishing 19th behind Valverde in first place
Ireland play Turkey, there’s the club hurling replay and the do or die cricket qualifier
With three stage wins and my two podium finishes it’s been an excellent start for my team
Spanish rider suffered leg injury after fall in Düsseldorf downpour
Three decades after uncle Stephen Roche won the Tour, Dan Martin is one of the dark horses
A look at all 21 stages from Düsseldorf through to the Champs-Élysées in Paris
Irish rider again pipped by Spain’s Alejandro Valverde in Classic
Irish rider finished runner-up in Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday to Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde powers his way to second success in race with stage seven win
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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