Sam Bennett

The Carrick-on-Suir native missed out on participating in last year’s event

The race jury ruled that the Carrick-on-Suir rider had broken the rules in deviating from his line

Irishman aiming to show form in the race in order to make sure of selection for the Tour de France

The result saw Dunbar continue his climb up the general classification, going from 13th to 11th

Final overseas teams announced for next week’s Rás Tailteann

Fiona Mangan becomes first Irishwoman to compete in the women’s Vuelta a España

Irish rider collided with road furniture with 33 kilometres to go in one-day race

Bennett has long targeted the one-day Classic but has a best-place finish of 28th in 2019

Irish rider’s Bora-hansgrohe team say the sprinter has picked up a cold during the race

Ireland’s Sam Bennett and Ryan Mullen kept their powder dry on an day which didn’t suit them

Irish star looked well placed to mount challenge before having to break hard to avoid roundabout

Lara Gillespie has superb debut showing with UAE Development Team in Croatia

Irish sprinter comes home second as Belgian rider Tim Merlier secures victory

Sam Bennett claims third spot on fifth stage of UAE Tour

Quartet of Alice Sharpe, Kelly Murphy, Lara Gillespie and Mia Griffin eclipse recent record

Irish rider finishes in 13th spot after leading home to main bunch

Chris Dawson is best of Irish in eSports world championship

Bora-hansgrohe team was further back than his key rivals heading into the final two kilometres

Fernando Gaviria wins the fourth stage of the Vuelta a San Juan

American rider Quinn Simmons wins stage three in Argentina

Irish cyclist fails to match first stage victory but does enough to stay atop the standings

Track sprint rider Orla Walsh takes three bronze medals in Portugal

Carrick-on-Suir rider has got his mojo back and aims for Tour de France glory in 2023

Route to start in Basque country, with usual finish in Paris 3,404 kilometres later

Irish sprinter’s success in Eschborn-Frankfurt race brings to a close a long frustrating period without a victory

Retired long-serving pro backs sprinter to return to his brilliant best in time

Sam Bennett suffers mechanical problem on another frustrating day in Turkey

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

Irish national champion Ryan Mullen best of the Irish on stage six of the Presidential Tour of Turkey

The former world track champion worked with Ireland team at Tokyo Olympics

‘I am not far away... I still miss a little top end power, but it is getting better and better’

Irish cyclist still hunting for first success of 2022 after recent near misses in the UAE

Irish road-race silver medallist attacked early in women’s Scheldeprijs in Belgium

There is no hardier athlete than the pro cyclist, which is what makes this more mysterious

Irish sprinter had targeted longest Classic as part of building up his race fitness

Archie Ryan surprises with seventh overall in the Istrian Spring Trophy in Croatia

Archie Ryan takes sixth place on stage two of the Istrian Spring Trophy in Croatia

Irish national champion admits he’s not firing on all cylinders yet

Irish sprinter still working his way back to full race fitness

Bennett and team-mate Ryan Mullen will relish Monday’s sprint finish