Stefan Denifl gives Aqua Blue Sport a maiden Vuelta stage win

Chris Froome suffers set back as he loses 42 seconds to Vincenzo Nibali on 17th stage

Chris Froome extends lead in La Vuelta with stage victory

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche finished in 29th place to lie in 17th position overall

Nibali nibbles into Froome’s lead at Vuelta a Espana

British rider remains 55 seconds clear after Italian finishes third on stage

Chris Froome builds on his lead with show of strength

France’s Julian Alaphilippe takes stage; Nicolas Roche remains third overall

Nicolas Roche moves up another place at Vuelta a España

Irish rider managed to finish in the main group as Tomasz Marczynski took stage six

Nicolas Roche enjoys red letter day at Vuelta

BMC Racing win team time trial, Ireland’s Aqua Blue finish in 13th place in Nimes

Alberto Contador to retire after Vuelta a Espana

Spanish star one of six riders to win all three Grand Tours and was stripped of 2010 Tour de France title for doping

Chris Froome wins fourth Tour de France after Paris coronation

Team Sky cyclist tops overall standings 54 seconds ahead of Rigoberto Urán

Dan Martin: Regrets? I’ll have a few, but too few to mention

There have been low points along the way, but this has been an amazing Tour for me

Dan Martin’s Tour diary: Staying focused on and off the bike is key

Having placed sixth overall, I feel like it’s mission accomplished for the Pyrenees

Tour de France: Dan Martin loses ground after two falls

Irish rider went down first in crash that ended Richie Porte’s race on Sunday

Tour de France 2017: The main contenders

Three-time British champion Chis Froome views Richie Porte as the man to beat in this year’s race

Portuguese cyclist Cardoso suspended after failing drugs test

Trek-Segafredo rider failed a test for the banned blood-booster EPO

Sam Bennett claims third win of season in Tour of Slovenia

Bora-hansgrohe continues impressive form with Vuelta a Espana up next

Dan Martin finishes third overall in Criterium

Irish rider keeps Chris Froome off the podium after final stage

Pro cyclist Michele Scarponi killed in training accident

Italian rider was hit by a van while out cycling on Saturday morning

Strong finish sees Dan Martin come sixth in Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde holds on to secure win with Alberto Contador taking second overall

Dan Martin finishes sixth in Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde powers his way to second success in race with stage seven win

Dan Martin thrilled with third place finish in Paris-Nice

Quick-Step Floors cyclist enjoys best Irish finish since his uncle Stephen Roche

Dan Martin shows class to grab second spot in Paris-Nice race

Irish rider finishes third on queen stage behind Richie Porte and Alberto Contador

Dan Martin fifth heading into ‘queen-stage’

Simon Yates claims Friday’s stage to threaten Julian Alaphilippe’s overall lead

Dan Martin moves up to fifth in Paris-Nice with a solid climb

Martin’s QuickStep Floors teammate Julian Alaphilippe beat Alberto Contador to first

Chris Froome reels in Alberto Contador to retain second place in Vuelta

Quintana has a three minute and 37 second lead over Froome heading into 18th stage

Quintana stays in the Vuelta driving seat

Colombian maintains his big lead over Chris Froome in Spain

David De la Cruz leads Tour of Spain after dramatic stage nine win

Spaniard snatches the red jersey with a crucial break 600m from the finish

Tom Dumoulin takes stage victory as first major skirmish develops

Ireland’s Dan Martin, and Richie Porte fight to close in on race leader Chris Froome

Tom Dumoulin takes a sodden stage nine of Tour de France

Dan Martin tries to close gap on Chris Froome but defending champion holds firm

Alberto Contador abandons Tour de France on ninth stage

Spaniard had been suffering with injuries after two crashes; team confirms he woke with a fever on Sunday

Tour de France: Mark Cavendish claims yellow jersey for first time

Eventful first stage sees Alberto Contador suffer injuries in early crash in Northern France

Dan Martin finishes third in Critérium du Dauphiné

Etixx-QuickStep rider Dan Martin takes superb second on final stage

Chris Froome wins a third Criterium du Dauphine

Dan Martin finishes third overall and second on final stage

Sam Bennett grabs third top-ten finish in Critérium du Dauphiné

Bora-Argon 18 rider pleased with good form heading towards the Tour de France

Nacer Bouhanni wins first stage of the Criterium du Dauphine

Britain’s Chris Froome forced to swerve to avoid tumble as Sam Bennett finishes strongly

Philip Deignan and Nicolas Roche to start Giro d’Italia

Opening Grand Tour of 2016 begins in Apeldoorn, Holland with time-trial on Friday

Dan Martin: ‘If I can get to Rio in one piece, I have got a really big chance’

Following major race successes, Ireland’s Dan Martin has his sights firmly on an Olympic gold

Dan Martin surprises Alberto Contador to take Volta a Catalunya stage

Irish rider claims third stage in La Molina to claim overall race lead at Volta a Catalunya

Alberto Contador: Froome data will not be enough for critics

“It’s more important that people can see you being more open in the way you work”

Italy’s Fabio Aru completes Vuelta a Espana triumph

Rising Astana rider takes first grand tour event

Fabio Aru poised for Vuelta triumph after Dumoulin cracks

Nicolas Roche finished in 47th, with him now placed in 26th on the overall leaderboard

Irish cyclist Ciaran Kelly hit with four-year drug ban

Amateur rider blamed contaminated meat after testing positive for Clenbuterol in 2014

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