The Irish Times

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

The agony of missing the Tour: Seán Kelly knows how Sam Bennett feels

Five contenders for the yellow jersey ahead of 2021 Tour, and the five key stages

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00

Paris in green beckons for Sam Bennett after passing final Alpine test

Michal Kwiatkowski rescues miserable Tour for Ineos Grenadiers with stage win

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 17:59

Sam Bennett extends his lead in green before the brutal Col de la Loze

Miguel Angel Lopez claims first Tour stage as Slovenian duo stay ahead of the rest

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 18:00

Tour de Fear will have all riders on the rivet and the rim

A September Tour is poised for some violent embraces between rider and road

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 07:00

In-form Bennett targeting another stage win in Australia

Paralympic squad named for forthcoming track world championships

Fri Jan 24 2020 - 01:00

Tour de France: Thomas makes inroads as Van Aert takes stage 10

Crosswinds cause chaos in peloton as Dan Martin moves up to ninth-place overall

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 19:03

Tour de France: Teunissen retains yellow after team time trial

Jumbo-Visma power to victory in Brussels denying Geraint Thomas and Team Ineos

Sun Jul 07 2019 - 19:39

Mullen to get his racing year under way in Down Under Classic

Bennett frustrated by indications from his team that it will not select him for the Giro d’Italia

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 20:33

Julian Alaphilippe restores French pride as top guns hold fire

Dan Martin finishes seventh in stage 10 of the Tour de France, as race moves into the Alps

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 21:20

Dan Martin hoping injuries won’t slow him down as Alps approach

Irish rider avoided Sunday chaos after heavy fall during eighth stage of Tour de France

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 09:45

Tour de France: Degenkolb claims emotional win on day of big crashes

Australian rider Richie Porte forced out of race after heavy fall

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 17:20

Richie Porte out of Tour de France after stage nine crash

Australian rider was seen as one of Chris Froome’s main challengers for victory

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 12:49

Tour de France: Team Sky finish second in 35.5km team time trial

Chris Froome describes it as reassuring that Sky has been able to take back some time

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 19:07

Chris Froome loses time on opening day of Tour de France

Froome involved in crash 5km from finish of first stage

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 15:26

Roche and Martin lay out early-season programmes

Roche gets year under way in Tour of Dubai, while Martin will start in Portugal

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 20:35

Chris Froome wins fourth Tour de France after Paris coronation

Team Sky cyclist tops overall standings 54 seconds ahead of Rigoberto Urán

Sun Jul 23 2017 - 22:00

Elevated expectations for Dan Martin after Tour de France

Irishman finished in a best ever sixth place, competing better than many had expected

Sun Jul 23 2017 - 21:07

Dan Martin: Regrets? I’ll have a few, but too few to mention

There have been low points along the way, but this has been an amazing Tour for me

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 10:30

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

Tue Jul 18 2017 - 20:00

Tour de France: Time penalties annulled as yellow jersey fight hots up

As a result only 35 seconds cover the top four in the race. Fabio Aru holds the yellow jersey

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 14:56

Dan Martin’s Tour diary: Body bruised but spirit still willing

Fifth place overall is not a bad position for me following a dramatic week of racing

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 06:45

Dan Martin remains sixth as team receives additional boost

Tour de France: His QuickStep Floors teammate Marcel Kittel is the winner of 10th stage

Tue Jul 11 2017 - 19:42

Dan Martin crashes on stage nine of Tour de France, slips to sixth overall

‘I had nowhere to go. I was very, very lucky to come away as lightly as I did, I think’

Sun Jul 09 2017 - 20:57

Tour de France: Dan Martin loses ground after two falls

Irish rider went down first in crash that ended Richie Porte’s race on Sunday

Sun Jul 09 2017 - 17:32

Dan Martin’s Tour diary: More thrills than spills for us in first week

With three stage wins and my two podium finishes it’s been an excellent start for my team

Sat Jul 08 2017 - 11:22

Tour de France: Marcel Kittel takes stage two for Quick-Step

Dan Martin’s teammate came home in first as Chris Froome crashed out in the rain

Sun Jul 02 2017 - 16:57

Tour de France: Valverde crashes out as Thomas takes time trial

Spanish rider suffered leg injury after fall in Düsseldorf downpour

Sat Jul 01 2017 - 18:53

Tour de France: Dan Martin fighting fit as he sets his sights high

Three decades after uncle Stephen Roche won the Tour, Dan Martin is one of the dark horses

Sat Jul 01 2017 - 10:00

Tour de France 2017: A stage-by-stage guide

A look at all 21 stages from Düsseldorf through to the Champs-Élysées in Paris

Sat Jul 01 2017 - 08:00

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

Froome: I have never been offered triamcinolone at Team Sky

Tour de France winner distances himself from heart of UK Anti-Doping’s inquiry