Former European track champion building on stream of solid recent results Young Irish rider Sam Bennett took a step towards his goal of securing a pro contract on stage two of the Tour of Britain on Monday, powering clear of […]
Giro della Toscana opening stage augurs well for another World championship battle Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) defeating Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) in today’s first road stage of the Giro della Toscana could be a sign that the World championship road race […]
Enjoying aggressive approach and digging deep – “The more f*cked you are at the finish, the more satisfied you are” Having improved from sixth to fifth on yesterday’s seventeenth stage of the Vuelta a España, Irish pro Nicolas Roche has […]
“Martin was impressive during his break; when we were in HTC, we used to call him Ten K Tony” Today was the time trial day and I was hoping to do well in it, but I’ve been sick for a […]
“Right now, I know that I am in good shape. I have to stay focussed” Having won a stage and also led the Vuelta a España for a day, Nicolas Roche is currently experiencing his best Grand Tour performance to […]
Former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer gets second chance in cycling He was once seen as a future Tour de France contender, particularly after he won a stage and wore the Maillot Jaune in the 2007 edition. In the […]
“I have had a really good run of luck this year. It was about time I got dealt a shit hand” Irish pro Dan Martin has said that he is recovering well from the concussion that ruled him out of […]
“I don’t think we should be in a position where as an organisation we are not sure how we hold an election, or how candidates are nominated” Following on from the issuing of letters from five federations to UCI president […]
Italian rider on the charm and challenges of the Vuelta, Gilbert’s search for a win, his goals for the worlds and decisions about his future I writing this from what is my first Vuelta in twelve years. I did it […]
Irishman speaks of relief of winning first stage in his eleventh Grand Tour, remains fixed on top five finish in GC Looking ahead after having what he termed ‘the best day of his life,’ and winning his first Grand Tour […]
2012 Tour of Britain champion accepts that mistakes were made during first season with Team Sky After a long break from racing, Jonathan Tiernan Locke returned to competition on Sunday in the Vattenfalls Cyclassics, the first step in what he […]
Garmin-Sharp rider mainly focussing on stages in Vuelta a España, but says course could lead to strong overall finish A stage winner in the Tour de France and a previous winner of a stage at the 2011 Vuelta a España, […]
“I feel really good at the moment…I am confident that I am in good shape” Winner of the Tour of the Gila and ninth overall in the subsequent Tour of California, Philip Deignan has said that he believes he could […]
Multiple national TT champion aims to arrive at worlds ‘in best possible condition’, fight for a medal Six-time Italian national time trial champion Marco Pinotti is in the final year of his current contract with the BMC Racing Team but […]
Garmin-Sharp chief talks Tour de France tactics, Martin’s potential and more Garmin-Sharp chief Jonathan Vaughters has overseen the development of Dan Martin ever since the Irishman turned pro in 2008 and now, after his first Tour de France stage victory, […]
“We were attacking like crazy at the start. I think that maybe we pissed a lot of people off!” Scooping victory fifty years after Shay Elliott triumphed into Roubaix, and becoming only the fifth Irishman to win a stage of […]
Irishman embraces new role on Team Saxo Tinkoff, tips compatriot Dan Martin for success He’s finished twelfth and fourteenth in the past and taken second and third on stages but, as the first stage of the Tour de France plays […]
Garmin-Sharp rider believes race success will have a lasting effect on his career Winner yesterday of the WorldTour Volta a Catalunya ahead of riders such as Joaquim Rodriguez and Bradley Wiggins, Dan Martin has underlined how important the success is […]
