Cork cyclist to reunite with coach Kurt Bogaerts and Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock

Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin and Fiona Mangan go in the nine-stage race which gets under way on Saturday

Taking yellow on Monday was the stuff of dreams for the Irish cyclist

Jonathan Milan wins stage eight while defending champion Tadej Pogacar retains yellow jersey

Jamie Meehan, who finished second overall in the Rás Tailteann in May, took the under-23 title

Josh Charlton wins final stage to Bective

Cycling Ulster rider maintains three-second advantage over Matteo Cigala

British rider Will Perrett wins second stage from Charlestown to Clifden

Odhrán Doogan comes home second while Conn McDunphy makes finish line despite big crash

The 70th edition of the Rás Tailteann gets under way at 11.40am on Wednesday in Drogheda

Irish rider wants to get back to the top of the sprinting world over the next three weeks

Gillespie has had a number of strong results so far this season

‘I am really, really happy with it,’ says Irish rider

Healy the first Irish stage winner since Stephen Roche as he pulls off brilliant solo move

Irish rider will be looking to seal victory in the Région Pays de la Loire Tour on Friday