The Irish Times

Demare edges out Ewan and Cavendish to take victory on stage six of Giro d’Italia

Frenchman had taken his first Grand Tour stage victory in two years on Wednesday, but had to wait barely 24 hours for a second

Thu May 12 2022 - 18:24

Demare wins stage five of Giro as tough climb beats Cavendish and Ewan

Juan Pedro Lopez retains leader’s pink jersey he gained on Mount Etna

Wed May 11 2022 - 17:51

Sam Bennett can blame it all on simple twist of fate

He has not won a race since Tavira last year but his next victory is surely pending

Sat Apr 16 2022 - 06:00

Sam Bennett outmanoeuvred on stage two of UAE Tour as Mark Cavendish wins

Carrick on Suir rider still fine-tuning sprint strategy with lead out team in Middle East

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 13:40

Armed burglars assault Mark Cavendish and threaten his wife during break-in

‘Targeted incident’ took place at cyclist’s home in Essex has left his children traumatised

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 17:01

Pogacar wins Tour de France as Van Aert denies Cavendish’s attempt at record

Aged 22 Slovenian rider becomes youngest to win back-to-back Tours

Sun Jul 18 2021 - 21:17

Tadej Pogacar on verge of retaining Tour de France

Slovenian’s grip on yellow jersey remains as Wout Van Aert wins the stage 20 time trial

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 17:44

Mark Cavendish wins 34th Tour de France stage to equal Merckx record

Manx rider’s acceleration in the final 100m gets the job done in stage 13 to Carcassonne

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 18:43

Nils Politt gets tactics spot on to land stage 12 of Tour de France

German rider wins maiden Grand Tour stage as Mark Cavendish lets breakaway go ahead

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 17:31

Ian O’Riordan: Mark Cavendish again producing least expected days

Frustration for Sam Bennett as veteran’s two stage wins secure him Tour’s green jersey

Sat Jul 03 2021 - 01:00

Mohoric wins marathon stage on Tour de France

Van der Poel increase general classification lead on longest stage for 21 years

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 17:00

Tour de France: Mark Cavendish claims second stage victory

Rider whose form was so cold that he was virtually frozen out, is now piping hot again

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 18:07

Cavendish rolls back the years to claim stage win

Cavendish only riding in Tour due to Sam Bennett’s injury

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 17:48

Team manager accuses Bennett of disrespect

Irish rider due to leave Deceuninck-QuickStep at end of season

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 18:25

Sam Bennett’s Tour de France preparation disrupted by injury

Deceuninck-QuickStep rider drops out of Belgium Tour and will rest instead

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 18:31

Sam Bennett confirmed as team’s designated sprint leader for Tour de France

Deceuninck-QuickStep boss confirms sprinter’s departure will not affect position in team

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 20:49

Nicholas Roche set to extend Grand Tour record in the Giro d’Italia

Team DSM rider to start 24th Grand Tour of his career next month

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 15:33

Sam Bennett pipped at the post in Scheldeprijs

Jasper Philipsen gets the jump on Irish rider in bunch sprint

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 17:34

Sam Bennett warms to new riding experience alongside Mark Cavendish

Irish star believes Cavendish’s experience will be a huge benefit to Deceuninck-Quick-Step

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 17:05

Mark Cavendish secures 2021 contract with move back to Deceuninck-QuickStep

35-year-old enjoyed hugely successful stint with the wolfpack between 2013 and 2015

Sat Dec 05 2020 - 15:23

Sam Bennett: ‘A green jersey in the Tour de France is such a highlight of my career’

Irish cyclist reflects on some of the crucial stages of a memorable three weeks

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 07:30

Sam Bennett hoping Tour de France success does not bring celebrity status

‘After putting myself in the position, I don’t know if I actually want to be there’

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 19:10

Next stop the Champs-Elysées in green for Sam Bennett

Tadej Pogacar set for Tour de France glory after dramatic penultimate time trial stage

Sat Sept 19 2020 - 18:03

Tour de France: Sam Bennett aims to sprint for early Yellow jersey

Irish rider will be looking for fast start around familiar roads in Nice

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00

Eddie Dunbar and Sam Bennett get back on the road in Burgos

Irish duo taking part in five-stage tour in northern Spain as cycling gets going again

Mon Jul 27 2020 - 19:08

Sam Bennett prepared to wait for chance to return to Tour de France

Irish sprinter has had to wait four years for another chance in the famous race

Wed Apr 15 2020 - 14:33

Teunissen pips Sagan in photo finish to take Tour de France first stage

Nicolas Roche 40th and Dan Martin 112th as Thomas shrugs off big crash in Brussels

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 18:30

Sam Bennett stays ahead of the pack in Turkey

Sprinter finishes stage in second place to retain overall lead

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 18:09

Geraint Thomas wins BBC’s sports personality of the year

The Tour de France champion was the fourth cyclist since 2008 to win the award

Mon Dec 17 2018 - 08:06

Glandular fever forces Mark Cavendish to take break from cycling

Former world champion can take his time to recover for 2019 season

Wed Aug 29 2018 - 19:00

Simon Yates closes gap on La Vuelta leaders on stage four

Team Sky’s Michal Kwiatkowski holds overall lead while Ben King records a rare victory

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 19:53

Tour de France: Dan Martin suffers after spill on stage eight

Irish rider caught up in crash inside final 20 km on Bastille Day stage

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 16:28

Tour de France: Dylan Groenewegen powers to stage seven victory

Dutchman holds off Fernando Gaviria and Peter Sagan in a tense end to 231km stage

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 18:06

Tour de France: Fernando Gaviria takes chaotic stage four

BMC’s Greg Van Avermaet retained the yellow jersey by finishing in the front group

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 17:18