The Irish Times

Irish cycling’s new kids on the block provide hope after Roche and Martin bow out

Women’s cycling scene making rapid progress in previously neglected wing of sport

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 07:00

Tokyo 2020 Day 15: Irish in action and best of the rest

Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire both chasing a medal in final round of the golf

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 15:42

Tokyo 2020 Day 13: Kellie Harrington secures at least silver; Natalya Coyle makes fine start

Diving final just out of reach for Tanya Watson as golfers move up the leaderboard

Thu Aug 05 2021 - 19:06

Eddie Dunbar geared up to make a memorable debut in Olympic road race

In-form Cork man will hope to shine among fatigued Tour de France cyclists on Saturday

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 06:00

Family pride and sibling rivalry good for Irish Olympic effort

Following the footsteps of a parent or a successful brother/sister inspires many of our elite athletes

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 06:00

Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Felix English (Cycling - track)

English is a no stranger to success both on the road and the track

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30

Four Irish track cyclists confirmed for Olympic Games

Mark Downey, Felix English, Shannon McCurley and Emily Kay selected for Tokyo

Thu Jun 17 2021 - 20:35

Tokyo dreaming: Ireland’s Olympics team slowly taking shape

Ireland could send as many as 90 athletes to Japan – an increase on Brazil four years ago

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00

Mark Downey and Felix English secure Olympic qualification

‘It’s been a long process for two years now. I think we needed 101 things to go our way today’

Sun Mar 01 2020 - 21:46

Ireland’s Lydia Gurley wins bronze at UCI World Cup event in Christchurch

Irish rider makes podium in scratch race on penultimate day of competition

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 22:12

Lydia Boylan: Silver medal win still sinking in for cyclist

‘It just feels so special. It is the result of a lot of hard work by a lot of people’

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 06:00

Joanne O’Riordan: An inspirational role model? I’d pick Rena Buckley

Cork’s finest has won numerous All-Irelands but there’s so much more to her than that

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 06:01

Cycling column: Irish riders in action as season ramps up

National champion Conor Dunne shows strongly when finishing 11th in 12km time trial at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 20:12

Rás Tailteann race director says talks on new backer still in limbo

New Irish team adds another strong rider in Mark Downey

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 21:21

Irish track riders to continue pushing for Olympic qualification in Berlin

Sam Bennett says he deserves a place on the Bora-hansgrohe team in next year’s Giro d’Italia

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 20:43

Irish riders face uncertainties looking to 2019 racing season

Holdsworth Pro Cycling team may come to an end and Team Wiggins being scaled back

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 20:18

National champion Dunne continues search for a team

Felix English is best of the Ireland squad in Canada, coming fourth in the scratch race

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 20:24

Coraline Demay wins Rás na mBan

In Spain, Nicolas Roche finishes 28 minutes behind the solo stage winner Thibaut Pinot

Sun Sept 09 2018 - 20:42

Nicolas Roche fails to make progress at Vuelta a España

Jesús Herrada takes over at the top in Spain amid a day of drama at Rás na mBan

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 20:34

Nicolas Roche finishes eighth on stage 11 of Vuelta a España

Irish rider helps set up his BMC Racing teammate Alessandro De Marchi for the stage win

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 20:39

Roche is last Irish rider in Vuelta as Dan Martin otherwise engaged

Martin leaves race at 10th stage to be with wife Jess for the birth of their twins

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 21:27

Benjamin King takes mountainous ninth stage of Vuelta

US rider collapses with exhaustion after finaluphill push to finish atop La Covatilla

Sun Sept 02 2018 - 22:17

Nicolas Roche given green light for Vuelta a España

Fifth-place finish in Arctic Race of Norway ensures he makes BMC Racing Team’s selection

Mon Aug 20 2018 - 21:30

Irish riders ready to shine at Commonwealth Games

Also: first international teams announced for this year’s Rás Tailteann in Drogheda

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 21:32

Cycling: Mark Downey takes the lead in Portugal

Team Wiggins cyclist has transferred his track form to the road at Volta ao Alentejo

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 21:08

Six Irish riders to compete in track cycling world championships

Cycling Ireland director says group is one of strongest Irish teams to compete at worlds

Fri Feb 23 2018 - 01:00

Sam Bennett chasing form in season-opening races in Australia

Bora-Hansgrohe’s Irish rider struggling in first three stages of Santos Tour Down Under

Fri Jan 19 2018 - 01:00

Cycling: Downey biding his time as he eyes future goals

Plan is to peak for the World Championships in three months’ time

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 22:00

Seven Irish riders to compete in UCI track cycling World Cup in Poland

News the An Post Chainreaction/Sean Kelly team will not be part of 2018 peloton a blow to Irish cycling

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 20:49

Mark Downey ninth in under 23 world championships

Ireland’s highest result thus far from the 2017 cycling world road championships

Fri Sept 22 2017 - 18:37

Nicolas Roche moves up another place at Vuelta a España

Irish rider managed to finish in the main group as Tomasz Marczynski took stage six

Thu Aug 24 2017 - 21:01

Dan Martin stays in sixth place at Tour de France

Martin finishes in the main bunch ahead of Saturday’s time trial

Fri Jul 21 2017 - 21:35

Ryan Mullen and Eileen Burns take Irish elite time trial titles

Mullen and Nicolas Roche among the favourites for Sunday’s elite men’s road race

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 19:30

Aggressive racing on the cards as Rás numbers hit 195

25 Irish county sides among 39 five-man teams this year

Fri May 19 2017 - 18:19