Sam Bennett

Cycling round-up: Bennett finishes sixth on stage two; Mia Griffin shows strong return in China

Irish rider came from a long way back to take third in the bunch sprint into Beihai

Mia Griffin wins bunch sprint on opening stage of Rás na mBan

As was the case on stage one, Wout van Aert led out his Jumbo-Visma team-mate Olav Kooij inside the final 500 metres

American rider Sepp Kuss leads Vuelta a España despite conceding time to other general classification challengers

In Germany, Sam Bennett puts in big effort on Deutschland Tour, remaining in contact with the peloton

Archie Ryan seventh in France on stage four of the Tour de l’Avenir

Glasgow race expected to be tough 280k slog for the participants

Both riders are hoping to take part in the Vuelta a España next month

Eddie Dunbar and Sam Bennett back in action at the Tour de Pologne on Saturday

Liam O’Brien retained his yellow jersey of race leadership at the Eurocycles Eurobaby Junior Tour of Ireland

Irish rider also dominated the green jersey competition for most consistent rider

Cyclist bounces back after his non-selection for the Tour de France

Carrick-on-Suir rider, who was passed over for the Tour by his Bora-Hansgrohe team, has a chance to show his form at Sibiu Tour in Romania

Sam Bennett left reeling after Tour de France omission; boxing a unique Irish success story

‘I just don’t know what direction to take now’ says 2020 green jersey winner

The Carrick-on-Suir native missed out on participating in last year’s event

The race jury ruled that the Carrick-on-Suir rider had broken the rules in deviating from his line

Irishman aiming to show form in the race in order to make sure of selection for the Tour de France

The result saw Dunbar continue his climb up the general classification, going from 13th to 11th

Final overseas teams announced for next week’s Rás Tailteann

Fiona Mangan becomes first Irishwoman to compete in the women’s Vuelta a España

Irish rider collided with road furniture with 33 kilometres to go in one-day race

Bennett has long targeted the one-day Classic but has a best-place finish of 28th in 2019

Irish rider’s Bora-hansgrohe team say the sprinter has picked up a cold during the race

Ireland’s Sam Bennett and Ryan Mullen kept their powder dry on an day which didn’t suit them

Irish star looked well placed to mount challenge before having to break hard to avoid roundabout

Lara Gillespie has superb debut showing with UAE Development Team in Croatia

Irish sprinter comes home second as Belgian rider Tim Merlier secures victory

Sam Bennett claims third spot on fifth stage of UAE Tour

Quartet of Alice Sharpe, Kelly Murphy, Lara Gillespie and Mia Griffin eclipse recent record

Irish rider finishes in 13th spot after leading home to main bunch

Chris Dawson is best of Irish in eSports world championship

Bora-hansgrohe team was further back than his key rivals heading into the final two kilometres

Fernando Gaviria wins the fourth stage of the Vuelta a San Juan

American rider Quinn Simmons wins stage three in Argentina

Irish cyclist fails to match first stage victory but does enough to stay atop the standings

Track sprint rider Orla Walsh takes three bronze medals in Portugal

Carrick-on-Suir rider has got his mojo back and aims for Tour de France glory in 2023

Route to start in Basque country, with usual finish in Paris 3,404 kilometres later