Spain’s Omar Fraile takes maiden Tour de France stage win

Geraint Thomas remains in yellow jersey; Dan Martin slips back after puncture

Tour de France faces uphill battle against spectator disorder

Chris Froome was spat at, Vincenzo Nibali forced out of race and a flare fired at peloton

Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas extends Tour de France lead

Despite attacking Chris Froome at the end, he insists he is ‘still riding for Froomey’

Dan Martin inching his way up the standings at Tour de France

Irish cyclist puts in another strong performance to rise to 10th overall

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas surges to take yellow jersey

Team Sky rider broke from the peloton to catch Mikel Nieve shortly before the line

Tour de France: Dan Martin takes stage six after thrilling finish

Irish rider attacked early and held off Pierre Roger Latour right on the finish line

Tour de France: Sagan takes stage as Froome finishes in the lead group

World champion wins crash-marred stage to La Roche-sur-Yon

Chris Froome eager to move on after being cleared of doping

Team Sky rider was cleared by the UCI to take part in upcoming Tour de France

Bennett wins his third stage of Giro d’Italia as Froome takes overall victory

Irish rider is now among the best sprinters in the modern peloton

Chris Froome on course to secure Giro d’Italia crown

British rider set to join Merckx and Hinault in completing Grand Tour wins

Giro d’Italia: Froome leads after obliterating rivals with solo escape

Breakaway began on Colle Delle Finestre and lasted more than two hours

Chris Froome’s stunning lone attack secures Giro d’Italia lead

Team Sky rider attacked with 80km to go to take Maglia Rosa off Simon Yates

Sam Bennett denied third Giro stage win as Viviani claims his fourth

Irish sprinter boxed in on final straight and has to settle for second

Giro d’Italia: Yates takes stage 15 leaving Froome in his wake

Sam Bennett remains second in points standings while Nicolas Roche withdraws

Chris Froome wins 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia

Bad day for the Irish riders as Sam Bennett finishes last, Simon Yates extends lead

Bennett unlucky to be denied third stage win in Giro d’Italia

Irishman forced to settle for second spot as Viviani pips him in sprint finish

Sam Bennett takes stage 12 of the Giro D’Italia

Irish rider emulates Stephen Roche in 1987 by winning a second stage in this year’s race

Chris Froome continues to struggle at Giro d’Italia

Simon Yates extends his overall advantage with a second stage win

Chaves wins stage six as Yates takes overall lead in Giro d’Italia

Pinot finishes third, 26 seconds behind the leading duo in same group as Dumoulin, Froome and Aru

Sam Bennett finishes third in Giro d’Italia stage three

Bora-Hansgrohe racer finishes behind Elia Viviani and Sacha Modolo in Eilat

Froome off the pace in Giro d’Italia time trial after reconnaissance crash

British rider places 21st on opening stage, 37 seconds behind leader Tom Dumoulin

Why Chris Froome won't win a fifth Tour de France

Team Sky leader will face tougher opposition when he seeks a fifth Tour de France title

Tom Dumoulin crushes opponents in time trial to take Giro

Dutch rider claims maiden Grand Tour victory in Italy

Tom Dumoulin fends off Nairo Quintana to keep Giro lead

America’s Tejay van Garderen wins his first Grand Tour stage

Pierre Rolland rewarded with first Giro stage victory

French rider made decisive break eight kilometres from the finish

Tom Dumoulin loses advantage following Giro d’Italia toilet break

Vincenzo Nibali becomes first Italian cyclist to win a stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia

Bennett just misses out on win as Gaviria triumphs again

Irish sprinter comes second as Colombian rider secures fourth stage win

Sam Bennett claims third podium finish at Giro d’Italia

Irish rider in third spot again as Fernando Gaviria secures his third stage win

Omar Fraile wins 160km stage 11 of Giro d’Italia

Tom Dumoulin retains overall lead despite frantic and stressful day in pink jersey

Tom Dumoulin takes sprint stage at Giro d’Italia

The Dutchman made the most of a poor day for Nairo Quintana

Nairo Quintana takes pink jersey after Giro d’Italia stage nine win

Colombian takes advantage of a crash involving a police motorcycle to lead race

Bradley Wiggins denies trying to gain advantage in biggest races

‘This was about putting myself back on level playing-field, to compete at highest level’

Chris Froome moves closer to third Tour de France title

Yellow jacket holder wins the 18th stage ahead of time trial specialist Tom Dumoulin

Chris Froome steadily laying foundations for Tour de France win

Briton extends overall lead as Dutchman Tom Dumoulin claims stage victory

Being king of the hill a long-term objective for Dan Martin

Despite a recent setback Etixx QuickStep rider hopes to gain on leaders in mountain stages

Tom Dumoulin takes time trial as Chris Froome adds time at top

British rider finishes 63 seconds down on Dutchman as he strengthens grip on yellow jersey

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

‘I’m third overall now, but I still want to take it day by day’ - Dan Martin

Martin is up from fourth to third overall - just 19 seconds behind 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

German rider Marcel Kittel leads way after first three stages of Giro d’Italia

Nicolas Roche has solid start, sitting 21st overall

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