The Irish Times

Colombia cyclist Egan Bernal in intensive care following training crash

Former Tour de France champion has undergone spinal surgery

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 16:03

UCI assists in evacuation of 165 people from Afghanistan

A number of female cyclists included among the group to be resettled in five countries

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 16:15

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

Sat Sept 18 2021 - 08:30

Dan Martin to end career in style before chasing ‘exciting new challenges’ in life

One of the best Irish riders ever, he won a rare hat-trick in the three Grand Tours

Sat Sept 04 2021 - 14:43

Mohoric wins marathon stage on Tour de France

Van der Poel increase general classification lead on longest stage for 21 years

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 17:00

Julian Alaphilippe survives mayhem to grab dramatic Tour de France stage win

French rider avoids two big crashes on the opening stage of this year’s race

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 17:36

Dan Martin targets Tour de France stage victory

‘New experience’ - this is the first time the Irishman is taking on a Giro-Tour double

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 13:08

Lukas Postlberger wins stage two of Criterium du Dauphine

Chris Froome loses almost 3½ minutes during 173km stage from Brioude to Saugues

Mon May 31 2021 - 19:23

Simon Yates continues strong final week as he takes stage 19 at Giro d’Italia

Race leader Egan Bernal says he feels good ahead of Saturday’s tough penultimate stage

Fri May 28 2021 - 17:24

Bernal’s Giro d’Italia victory looking inevitable

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

Tue May 25 2021 - 21:50

Tour of the Alps: Dan Martin slips just off his podium position

Nicholas Roche rode strongly again and he now sits 26th overall as Froome struggles

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 17:25

UCI bans cyclists from giving water bottles to fans

Long tradition ends and teams now have to figure out how to dispose of used bidons

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 20:17

Sam Bennett puts new season and shoe to the pedal in UAE Tour

The Irish cyclist will start his first race of 2021 at the UAE Tour, beginning on Sunday

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 06:00

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

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 16:15

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

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 17:58

Bennett girding his loins for impossibly unpredictable Vuelta

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

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 01:01

Tour de Covid tells us to cheer, clap and don’t ask questions

Members of Nairo Quintana’s Arkéa-Samsic team targeted in hotel raids last week

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 10:07

Reigning champion Egan Bernal withdraws from Tour de France

Bernal began the Tour still suffering with a back injury but had played it down

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 07:57

Tour de France: Sam Bennett aims to sprint for early Yellow jersey

Irish rider will be looking for fast start around familiar roads in Nice

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00

Chris Froome to join Dan Martin at Israel Start-Up Nation

35-year-old leaves Team Ineos as they can no longer guarantee him sole team leadership

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 12:51

Chris Froome unsure if Tour de France could keep crowds away

‘Would the organisers be able to keep people from actually coming out and gathering?’

Sun May 03 2020 - 15:47

Team Ineos sporting director Nicolas Portal dies aged 40

Former rider helped team to win four Tour de France titles

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 20:30

Dan Martin finishes 18th overall in Tour de France

Irish man indicates he will explain soon why he did not perform as well as expected

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 22:13

Egan Bernal becomes first Colombian to win Tour de France

Bernal also becomes youngest winner of race in 110 years; Caleb Ewan takes final stage sprint

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 20:55

Froome declared winner of 2011 Vuelta a Espana

Juan Jose Cobo stripped of title for anti-doping violation

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 11:21

Dan Martin’s Tour diary: We're riding our luck and hanging in

In the Tour good things happen, bad things happen, and you have to cope with all of them

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 06:00

The ‘highest Tour de France in history’ gets under way in Brussels

Martin and Roche aiming big in what many describe as the hardest Tour of recent years

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 07:00

Chris Froome leaves hospital on first step of ‘long recovery’

Team Ineos rider underwent a six-hour operation to treat multiple injuries from crash

Thu Jun 20 2019 - 17:26

Geraint Thomas fit for Tour de France after Tour de Suisse crash

British rider set to lead Team Ineos in Tour after Chris Froome’s crash last week

Tue Jun 18 2019 - 16:31

Chris Froome admits he is lucky to be alive after horror crash

‘I know how lucky I am to be here today and how much I owe to all the paramedics and medical staff’

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 16:45

Chris Froome to remain in intensive care after eight hours’ surgery

Froome sustained broken femur, elbow and rib bones in practice crash on Wednesday

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 14:03

Chris Froome to miss Tour de France after suffering multiple injuries in crash

Four-time Tour winner crashed while doing time-trial reconnaissance

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 20:19

Team Sky poised for takeover by Britain’s richest man

“Imminent” Ineos-Ratcliffe purchase to see stars retained and budget increased to £40m

Mon Mar 18 2019 - 20:07

Team Sky’s legacy: titles and ambition tarnished by coldness and allegations

The team which will lose Sky as a sponsor next year made cycling more professional, yet forfeiting some of its humanity

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 18:40