# cycling - Wednesday 7 April, 2021
# Close
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# Close
The Irishman was pipped to the line by Jasper Philipsen.
# cycling - Sunday 4 April, 2021
# Punishment
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# Punishment
Michael Schaer was disqualified on Sunday for throwing away a water bottle.
# cycling - Saturday 27 March, 2021
# Gent-Wevelgem
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# Gent-Wevelgem
The 2020 Tour de France sprint king has hit a rich vein of form with five wins so far in 2021.
# cycling - Wednesday 24 March, 2021
# Greenway
# Greenway
The route stretches through Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Longford.
# Close Contact
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# Close Contact
Roche finished 16th on Monday’s opening stage before his withdrawal.
# cycling - Tuesday 23 March, 2021
# The Next Level
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# The Next Level
Irish Paralympic hopeful Martin Gordon has come a long way over the past few years – and is determined to reach the pinnacle.
# cycling - Saturday 20 March, 2021
# Technical Fault
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# Technical Fault
The Irish cyclist had to deal with a late puncture.
# cycling - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Race Of The Two Seas
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# Race Of The Two Seas
The Slovenian finished 1:03 ahead of Belgian Wout van Aert in the GC, with Mikel Landa third.
# cycling - Monday 15 March, 2021
# Cycling
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# Cycling
Dr Freeman was found to have made the order of Testogel ‘knowing or believing’ it was for doping purposes.
# cycling - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Max Power
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# Max Power
Ireland’s Sam Bennett finishes second in points classification after his two stage wins.
# Unhappy
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# Unhappy
Richard Freeman had admitted 18 of 22 charges against him relating to the ordering of a package of Testogel.
# cycling - Friday 12 March, 2021
# Cycling
From The42
# Cycling
Ireland’s Sam Bennett came to a standstill on the final climb.
# Cycling
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# Cycling
Freeman was found to have ordered testosterone “knowing or believing it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance”.
# cycling - Thursday 11 March, 2021
# Super Sam
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# Super Sam
The closing two stages are to be changed after the reimposition of a weekend lockdown due to Covid-19.
# cycling - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Cycling
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# Cycling
A late crash proved a disruption as Bennett crossed in fifth place.
# cycling - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# Cycling
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# Cycling
It was a fourth stage win on this race for Bennett.
# cycling - Saturday 6 March, 2021
# Cycling
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# Cycling
He crossed the line five seconds ahead of France’s world road champion Julian Alaphilippe, with Colombian Egan Bernal third.
# cycling - Saturday 27 February, 2021
# Cycling
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# Cycling
Caleb Ewan won today’s seventh stage.
# 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.
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