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# Max Power

Crashes cost Roglic as Schachmann retains Paris-Nice crown

Ireland’s Sam Bennett finishes second in points classification after his two stage wins.

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Mar 14th 2021, 5:11 PM

# Unhappy

Ex Team Sky doctor slams 'unbelievable' doping ruling

Richard Freeman had admitted 18 of 22 charges against him relating to the ordering of a package of Testogel.

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Mar 14th 2021, 3:43 PM

# Cycling

Roglic extends Paris-Nice lead with 'cool' stage win

Ireland’s Sam Bennett came to a standstill on the final climb.

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Mar 12th 2021, 8:31 PM

# Cycling

Former British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman found guilty by medical tribunal

Freeman was found to have ordered testosterone “knowing or believing it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance”.

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Mar 12th 2021, 10:27 AM

# super sam

Another stage win for Sam Bennett as Paris-Nice route set to be amended

The closing two stages are to be changed after the reimposition of a weekend lockdown due to Covid-19.

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Mar 11th 2021, 6:04 PM

# Cycling

Sam Bennett misses out on another win on stage two of Paris-Nice

A late crash proved a disruption as Bennett crossed in fifth place.

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Mar 8th 2021, 4:31 PM

# Cycling

Ireland speed king Sam Bennett wins Paris-Nice opener

It was a fourth stage win on this race for Bennett.

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Mar 7th 2021, 4:29 PM

# Cycling

Dutchman Van der Poel powers to Strade Bianche win

He crossed the line five seconds ahead of France’s world road champion Julian Alaphilippe, with Colombian Egan Bernal third.

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Mar 6th 2021, 6:58 PM

# Cycling

Second place for Sam Bennett in UAE Tour's final stage as Pogacar claims overall victory

Caleb Ewan won today’s seventh stage.

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Feb 27th 2021, 5:17 PM

# The joy of six

Sam Bennett sprints to another stage win at UAE Tour

The 30-year-old is aiming for a hat-trick of victories in tomorrow’s seventh and final stage.

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Feb 26th 2021, 1:06 PM

# Sam's the man

Sam Bennett strikes right on cue to win Stage 4 sprint at UAE Tour

Bennett trumps Dekker and Ewan in bunch sprint on Al-Marjan Island.

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Feb 24th 2021, 1:03 PM

# Claim

Prosecution concludes British cycling doctor complicit in doping

Almost two years after it started, the fitness-to-practice hearing has finally reached the summing up stage.

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Jan 26th 2021, 9:04 AM

# Thinking It Over

'It'd be a shame to have this career and have never gone to the Olympics'

Sam Bennett says he’ll make a decision later on in 2021.

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Jan 19th 2021, 8:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'Once a bike is stolen it's unlikely you’ll get it back'

The serial number is reported to Gardaí for only one in 16 stolen bikes, writes Dublin Cycling Campaign’s David Timoney.

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Jan 16th 2021, 7:01 PM

# bicycle blackspots

The good, the bad and the useless: How bike infrastructure has changed in the era of Covid

A surge in cycling happened during the pandemic but new infrastructure was not evenly spread and may not be here to stay.

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Jan 2nd 2021, 8:00 PM

# Ban

Nine month ban for cyclist after crash left Jakobsen in coma

Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen said he was grateful to be alive after the finish line crash.

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Nov 11th 2020, 11:23 AM

# Cycling

Sam Bennett pipped to win in final stage of Vuelta as Roglic defends crown after Tour agony

Dan Martin finished fourth in the overall classification, Ireland’s best result since Sean Kelly won the race in 1988.

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Nov 8th 2020, 5:27 PM

# Cycling

Nielsen takes Vuelta's 16th stage, Martin remains fourth overall

Defending champion Primoz Roglic extended his overall lead, while Sam Bennett finished 100th today.

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Nov 6th 2020, 5:08 PM

# as it stands

Primoz Roglic surges to Vuelta victory, Dan Martin remains third overall

The Slovenian’s third win in this year’s race earned him a 10 seconds bonus.

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Oct 30th 2020, 6:16 PM

# Mixed Fortunes

Ireland's Sam Bennett relegated to last after crossing line first at today's Vuelta

The final kilometre of the 157km stage from Castrillo del Val to Aguilar de Campoo saw the Deceuninck-Quickstep rider surge to apparent victory.

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Oct 29th 2020, 4:29 PM

# Tao Triumphant

London’s Tao Geoghegan Hart in shock as he wins the Giro d’Italia

Geoghegan Hart joins Wiggins, Froome, Thomas and Yates on the list of British Grand Tour winners.

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Oct 25th 2020, 4:52 PM

# Cycling

Belgian rider Wellens wins stage five of Vuelta, Roglic keeps race lead

Roglic retains a five-second lead over Ireland’s Dan Martin.

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Oct 24th 2020, 5:44 PM

# sprint king

Super Sam Bennett makes it back-to-back Vuelta stage wins for the Irish

Bennett, who won the green points jersey at the Tour de France, pipped Jasper Philipsen in a dramatic sprint.

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Oct 23rd 2020, 4:52 PM

# Dan the Man

Vuelta victory for Dan Martin as tearful Irishman claims stage three

‘This one’s for the wife,’ he said after moving to within five seconds of race leader Primoz Roglic.

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Oct 22nd 2020, 5:41 PM

# the trip to spain

Dan Martin third for second day on the trot at Vuelta

Marc Soler took the stage victory.

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Oct 21st 2020, 5:41 PM

# In The Mix

Ireland's Dan Martin finishes third in explosive opening stage of Vuelta

Martin finished just a second behind stage winner Primoz Roglic and is seven seconds back in the general standings.

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Oct 20th 2020, 5:58 PM

# Reign in Spain

Sam Bennett targets more Grand Tour glory as he's confirmed for La Vuelta

‘It will be great to push my limits and see what I’m capable of.’

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Oct 14th 2020, 2:37 PM

# Cycling

Covid-19 hits Giro d'Italia as Mitchelton team withdraws ahead of 10th stage

Two riders from two other teams, including Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk, have also tested positive.

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Oct 13th 2020, 10:25 AM

# downhill

'I don't think it's sunk in fully yet' - Ireland's Oisin O'Callaghan wins world junior mountain biking title

The Limerick teenager claimed Ireland’s first-ever Downhill world title in Salzburg today.

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Oct 11th 2020, 6:31 PM

# Sam the man

Expectation, goosebumps and the Champs-Élysées: Bennett savours iconic Tour victory

‘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.

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Sep 20th 2020, 8:17 PM

# Legend

Sam Bennett takes final stage and wins Ireland's 1st Tour de France green jersey in 31 years

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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Sep 20th 2020, 6:12 PM

# Getting closer

Bennett fends off Sagan to tighten grip on Tour de France green jersey

Sagan made a bid for glory from 20km out but the Irishman was able to keep up during today’s 19th stage.

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Sep 18th 2020, 5:17 PM

# Going Well

Sam Bennett extends green jersey lead at Tour de France

The Irish star stretched his advantage over Peter Sagan to 52 points.

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Sep 17th 2020, 6:38 PM

# Rough Ride

Defending champion Egan Bernal withdraws from Tour de France

The 23-year-old Colombian had remained in contention until Sunday’s stage on the Grand Colombier.

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Sep 16th 2020, 8:32 AM

# identity

'I'm fully Irish, don't worry' - Sam Bennett

The 29-year-old cyclist also spoke about the impact the Tour de France’s taxing schedule was having.

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Sep 14th 2020, 11:53 PM

# Tour de France

Pogacar wins and Bernal destroyed on first major Tour mountain stage

Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic retained the overall lead while Sam Bennett strengthen his grip on the Green Jersey.

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Sep 13th 2020, 5:12 PM

# play it again sam

Thrills and controversy as Sam Bennett is denied another Tour stage win in photo finish

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.

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Sep 9th 2020, 5:02 PM