Sam Bennett ruled out of Milan-San Remo Classic through illness
Irish sprinter had targeted longest Classic as part of building up his race fitness
Irish sprinter had targeted longest Classic as part of building up his race fitness
Ireland’s Rory Townsend was part of early break before dropping out of race
Belgium’s Wout van Aert wins stage six to close gap on leader Ethan Hayter
German rider wins maiden Grand Tour stage as Mark Cavendish lets breakaway go ahead
Rider whose form was so cold that he was virtually frozen out, is now piping hot again
Cavendish only riding in Tour due to Sam Bennett’s injury
French rider avoids two big crashes on the opening stage of this year’s race
‘New experience’ - this is the first time the Irishman is taking on a Giro-Tour double
Deceuninck-QuickStep boss confirms sprinter’s departure will not affect position in team
Cork cyclist looking to put frustrating period on sidelines behind him at Tour de la Provence
35-year-old enjoyed hugely successful stint with the wolfpack between 2013 and 2015
Powerhouse final climb at Imola gives France its first rainbow jersey in 23 years
For all his faults, the disgraced cyclist’s daily podcast on the Tour is undeniably entertaining
Miguel Angel Lopez claims first Tour stage as Slovenian duo stay ahead of the rest
Nans Peters is the first French rider to capture a stage in this year’s Tour de France
Sam Bennett stretches green jersey advantage over Peter Sagan to 12 points
Irish rider’s elation tempered by fact team-mate Julian Alaphilippe was stripped of yellow
Slovenian shows that injuries suffered during crash in August are not an issue
Irish rider looked set to break his Tour de France duck until the final few metres
Tour de France: Dan Martin and Sam Bennett finish Stage 2 with much time in arrears
Irish rider will be looking for fast start around familiar roads in Nice
The 107th edition features a Grand Départ on the Riviera and eight mountain days
Tour de France winner Egan Bernal and long-time yellow jersey Julian Alaphilippe among those who will line out in the event
Irish man indicates he will explain soon why he did not perform as well as expected
Bernal also becomes youngest winner of race in 110 years; Caleb Ewan takes final stage sprint
Team Ineos rider comes home fourth behind Vicenzo Nibali as Julian Alaphilippe falls away
Hail and landslides render route impassable as Egan Bernal claims yellow jersey
Tour de France organisers forced to cancel final climb after storm set off landslides
Tomas’s move limited the gains Bernal might have made by increasing the pace behind him
Team Ineos captain Rowe thrown out for a push, hindering Geraint Thomas hopes
Simon Yates takes his second stage win at summit finish to stage 15 of Tour de France
Julian Alaphilippe keeps hold of yellow jersey as Geraint Thomas loses time
Heading into my favourite terrain, my goal is stay upright, healthy and limit my time losses
Irish rider slips down to 11th place but his favoured mountain stages are imminent
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