# cycling - Friday 26 February, 2021
# The Joy Of Six
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# The Joy Of Six
The 30-year-old is aiming for a hat-trick of victories in tomorrow’s seventh and final stage.
# cycling - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# Sam's The Man
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# Sam's The Man
Bennett trumps Dekker and Ewan in bunch sprint on Al-Marjan Island.
# cycling - Tuesday 26 January, 2021
# Claim
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# Claim
Almost two years after it started, the fitness-to-practice hearing has finally reached the summing up stage.
# cycling - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# Thinking It Over
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# Thinking It Over
Sam Bennett says he’ll make a decision later on in 2021.
# cycling - Saturday 16 January, 2021
# Stolen Wheels
# Stolen Wheels
The serial number is reported to Gardaí for only one in 16 stolen bikes, writes Dublin Cycling Campaign’s David Timoney.
# cycling - Saturday 2 January, 2021
# Bicycle Blackspots
# Bicycle Blackspots
A surge in cycling happened during the pandemic but new infrastructure was not evenly spread and may not be here to stay.
# cycling - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
# Ban
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# Ban
Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen said he was grateful to be alive after the finish line crash.
# cycling - Sunday 8 November, 2020
# Cycling
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# Cycling
Dan Martin finished fourth in the overall classification, Ireland’s best result since Sean Kelly won the race in 1988.
# cycling - Friday 6 November, 2020
# Cycling
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# Cycling
Defending champion Primoz Roglic extended his overall lead, while Sam Bennett finished 100th today.
# cycling - Friday 30 October, 2020
# As It Stands
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# As It Stands
The Slovenian’s third win in this year’s race earned him a 10 seconds bonus.
# cycling - Thursday 29 October, 2020
# Mixed Fortunes
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# Mixed Fortunes
The final kilometre of the 157km stage from Castrillo del Val to Aguilar de Campoo saw the Deceuninck-Quickstep rider surge to apparent victory.
# cycling - Sunday 25 October, 2020
# Tao Triumphant
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# Tao Triumphant
Geoghegan Hart joins Wiggins, Froome, Thomas and Yates on the list of British Grand Tour winners.
# cycling - Saturday 24 October, 2020
# Cycling
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# Cycling
Roglic retains a five-second lead over Ireland’s Dan Martin.
# cycling - Friday 23 October, 2020
# Sprint King
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# Sprint King
Bennett, who won the green points jersey at the Tour de France, pipped Jasper Philipsen in a dramatic sprint.
# cycling - Thursday 22 October, 2020
# Dan The Man
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# Dan The Man
‘This one’s for the wife,’ he said after moving to within five seconds of race leader Primoz Roglic.
# cycling - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# The Trip To Spain
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# The Trip To Spain
Marc Soler took the stage victory.
# cycling - Tuesday 20 October, 2020
# In The Mix
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# In The Mix
Martin finished just a second behind stage winner Primoz Roglic and is seven seconds back in the general standings.
# cycling - Wednesday 14 October, 2020
# Reign In Spain
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# Reign In Spain
‘It will be great to push my limits and see what I’m capable of.’
# cycling - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
# Cycling
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# Cycling
Two riders from two other teams, including Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk, have also tested positive.
# cycling - Sunday 11 October, 2020
# Downhill
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# Downhill
The Limerick teenager claimed Ireland’s first-ever Downhill world title in Salzburg today.
# cycling - Sunday 20 September, 2020
# Sam The Man
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# Sam The Man
‘All the years trying to come up, trying to make it… It took me so long to get here,’ said Sam Bennett, now a winner of the Tour the France green jersey.
# Legend
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# Legend
The Carrick-on-Suir native won the final stage in spectacular fashion, and has won outright Ireland’s first green jersey at the Tour since Sean Kelly in 1989.
# cycling - Friday 18 September, 2020
# Getting Closer
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# Getting Closer
Sagan made a bid for glory from 20km out but the Irishman was able to keep up during today’s 19th stage.
# cycling - Thursday 17 September, 2020
# Going Well
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# Going Well
The Irish star stretched his advantage over Peter Sagan to 52 points.
# cycling - Wednesday 16 September, 2020
# Rough Ride
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# Rough Ride
The 23-year-old Colombian had remained in contention until Sunday’s stage on the Grand Colombier.
# cycling - Monday 14 September, 2020
# Identity
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# Identity
The 29-year-old cyclist also spoke about the impact the Tour de France’s taxing schedule was having.
# cycling - Sunday 13 September, 2020
# Tour De France
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# Tour De France
Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic retained the overall lead while Sam Bennett strengthen his grip on the Green Jersey.
# cycling - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Play It Again Sam
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# Play It Again Sam
Bennett initially finished third but was promoted to second place after Green Jersey rival Peter Sagan was relegated for shoving another rider in the sprint finish.
# THE NECK OF HIM
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# THE NECK OF HIM
No, you absolutely cannot.
# cycling - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Welling Up
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# Welling Up
There were teary eyes as the Irish rider got to grips with his historic achievement.
# Green Jersey
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# Green Jersey
The Carrick-on-Suir rider becomes just the sixth Irish cyclist to win a stage at the Tour de France.
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
“We must all play our part in getting children back to school safely,” RSA chairperson Liz O’Donnell said.
# cycling - Friday 4 September, 2020
# Millau To Lavaur
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# Millau To Lavaur
The Irish rider finished a tough day empty handed.
# cycling - Thursday 3 September, 2020
# Irish Interest
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# Irish Interest
Kazakhstan’s Alexey Lutsenko won the first Tour de France stage of his career, while Adam Yates remains in the yellow jersey.
# cycling - Wednesday 2 September, 2020
# Sam The Man
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# Sam The Man
The Deceuninck–Quick-Step rider had a third-place finish, with Wout van Aert claiming Stage 5.
# Thiago Cortes
# Thiago Cortes
Friends and colleagues have named the deceased as Thiago Cortes from Rio de Janeiro.
# cycling - Tuesday 1 September, 2020
# All Square
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# All Square
The Irishman and the Slovakian are locked on 83 points after Bennett racked up intermediate sprint points halfway through stage four.
# cycling - Monday 31 August, 2020
# Cycling
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# Cycling
Aussie Caleb Ewan rocketed to a sprint victory.
# cycling - Saturday 29 August, 2020
# National Champs
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# National Champs
Cycling Ireland’s high performance coach chats to us about advice for amateur riders and how Brian O’Driscoll faired when pitted into a fitness test on the saddle.
# cycling - Thursday 27 August, 2020
# Tour De France
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# Tour De France
This year’s Tour de France gets underway in Nice on Saturday and runs until 20 September.
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Patchy low clouds and fog
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