Sam Bennett can blame it all on simple twist of fate
He has not won a race since Tavira last year but his next victory is surely pending
Ian O’Riordan: UCI must listen to the likes of Martin and Roche as they bow out
There is difference between suffering on the bike and fearing for your life
Darren Rafferty rewarded for strong season with pro contract
Dungannon rider signs deal with prestigious youth squad Hagens Berman Axeon
Pogacar wins Tour de France as Van Aert denies Cavendish’s attempt at record
Aged 22 Slovenian rider becomes youngest to win back-to-back Tours
Mark Cavendish wins 34th Tour de France stage to equal Merckx record
Manx rider’s acceleration in the final 100m gets the job done in stage 13 to Carcassonne
Tour de France: Wout van Aert delivers masterclass on double ascent of Mont Ventoux
Tadej Pogacar holds on to yellow jersey and increases lead despite struggle on second ascent
Ian O’Riordan: Mark Cavendish again producing least expected days
Frustration for Sam Bennett as veteran’s two stage wins secure him Tour’s green jersey
Cavendish rolls back the years to claim stage win
Cavendish only riding in Tour due to Sam Bennett’s injury
Martin upbeat as Giro d’Italia challenge begins
The Irishman spearheads the Israel Start Up Nation team in the race, but insists he does not feel pressure
Sporting Upsets: Eight eternal seconds between LeMond and Fignon
The French expected a coronation for their hero on final stage of 1989 Tour de France
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
Tour de France 2020: Stage-by-stage guide and who to watch for the podium finishes
The 107th edition features a Grand Départ on the Riviera and eight mountain days
Sporting Cathedrals: Alpe d’Huez and the 21 steps to hell
Part torture chamber, part music festival - the climb that can break a rider’s Tour de France
The Best Of Times: Roche goes to the limit and beyond in bid for Tour de France glory
The drama of the closing stages of the 1987 race held the nation in rapture
My favourite sporting moment: San Sebastian erupts after Big Mig delivers
July 4th, 1992: The Tour de France gets underway in the Basque Country
Teunissen pips Sagan in photo finish to take Tour de France first stage
Nicolas Roche 40th and Dan Martin 112th as Thomas shrugs off big crash in Brussels
Three Irishmen in yellow: the glory and tragedy of the maillot jaune
Dan Martin aiming to emulate Elliott, Roche and Kelly who all achieved Tour feat
Grand ambitions starting to move into clear view for Eddie Dunbar
Young Irish rider relishing cycling’s steep learning curves as he continues his rise
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
Organisers unveil ‘highest Tour in history’
Route for 2019 Tour de France will encourage more breakaways and attacks
Glandular fever forces Mark Cavendish to take break from cycling
Former world champion can take his time to recover for 2019 season
Tour de France faces uphill battle against spectator disorder
Chris Froome was spat at, Vincenzo Nibali forced out of race and a flare fired at peloton
Chris Froome chasing place in history as rivals look for weakness
With the exception of Dumoulin who also cycled the Giro, Froome’s rivals should have the benefit of freshness
Chris Froome on course to secure Giro d’Italia crown
British rider set to join Merckx and Hinault in completing Grand Tour wins
Giro d’Italia: Froome leads after obliterating rivals with solo escape
Breakaway began on Colle Delle Finestre and lasted more than two hours
Sagan’s perfect timing delivers record third-straight title
Martin finishes 26th after Slovakian sprints ahead over final 50m to win in Norway
Stephen Roche: Grand tour treble ‘humanly impossible’
Chris Froome completed a Tour de France and Vuelta a España double on Sunday
Tour de France: Sky continue to sweep all before them
British team dominate but little love for them on the roads around France
My Tour de France: attacking racing and a revolting mankini
Being able to get so close to the athletes is one of the most magical things about cycling
Mark Cavendish: Organisers had ‘a lot of balls’ to disqualify Sagan
British sprinter intends to return to action this season after Tour de France fall
Tour de France: Peter Sagan appeals against disqualification
Huge crash during stage four ended Mark Cavendish’s Tour due to broken shoulder
Mark Cavendish makes it a Tour de France four-timer
Manx rider beats Marcel Kittel in the final straight to win his 30th career stage
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish makes it three wins in six days
British rider now second on all-time list with 29 stage wins
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Designer Paul Smith on the classic style used in cycling, from the shirts to the posters to the sponsors
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