Shane Stokes

Shane Stokes

Contributor

Shane Stokes is a contributor to The Irish Times writing about cycling.

Primož Roglič set for Giro d’Italia victory after dominant time trial

Eddie Dunbar looks set for a superb seventh-place overall when the race finishes in Rome on Sunday

Eddie Dunbar slips to fifth overall in Giro d’Italia on daunting final climb of stage

Santiago Buitrago of Bahrain-Victorious took the stage while Geraint Thomas retains the pink jersey

Giro d’Italia: Eddie Dunbar up to fourth after another superb mountain performance

Ben Healy loses King of the mountains jersey to Thibaut Pinot on stage 18

Giro d’Italia: Dunbar and Healy keep their powder dry for stiffer tests as Dainese takes 17th stage

Dunbar remains fifth overall while Healy faces two big days defending his King of the Mountains jersey

Giro d’Italia: Eddie Dunbar up to fifth overall after finishing fourth on stage 16

Ben Healy takes over the King of the Mountains category after strong day of climbing

Eddie Dunbar ‘very happy’ as Giro d’Italia heads into toughest stages

Irishman sits eighth overall, 3′40 behind race leader Bruno Armirail

Ben Healy edged out for second Giro d’Italia stage win in tight sprint to the line

Eddie Dunbar remains eighth overall, three minutes and 40 seconds behind the race leader

Dillon Corkery wins Rás Tailteann with dramatic final day attack

He jumped from seventh overnight to the final race victory after a brilliant performance

Dillon Corkery takes Irish stage win in Rás Tailteann

French-based Corkman powered home at the head of the peloton in Monaghan

Eddie Dunbar bounces back in Giro d’Italia after late puncture to protect general classification chances

Mix-up saw Dunbar initially listed as finishing second-last on the stage, but the error was rectified for final results

Rás Tailteann: Leader McGoldrick survives big scare as defending champion Feeley loses time after crash

Australian Matthew Fox wins sprint finish to stage for the second straight day

Eddie Dunbar puts in late attack in Giro d’Italia and remains seventh overall

Colombian Einer Rubio takes stage shortened to 74.6 kilometres due to poor weather

Eddie Dunbar seventh overall heading into crucial Giro d’Italia stage

Top 10 in the general classification are separated by just two minutes and 48 seconds

Rás Tailteann: Matthew Fox wins-62-man bunch sprint to secure more British team success

Irish teenager Patrick O’Loughlin goes close to stage win in Ennis

Eddie Dunbar avoids the chaos to move up to seventh overall in Giro d’Italia

Conor McGoldrick wins opening stage of Rás Tailteann