Boosting his chances of Olympic qualification, Martyn Irvine finished an excellent fifth overall out of 24 starters in the Omnium event at the Cali track World Cup in Colombia yesterday... More
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RÁS WINNER BAGDONAS COULD RETURN TO AN POST TEAM, EECKHOUT TO RENEWDec 2, 2011 With the future of the Geox TMC team looking increasingly bleak, the An Post Rás winner Gediminas Bagdonas appears set to return to the An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team... More
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IRISH RIDERS AFFECTED BY BACK LUCK AT ASTANA WORLD CUPNov 7, 2011 There was no luck for Irish riders Martyn Irvine and Caroline Ryan in the first round of cycling’s track World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, with both seeing their chances affected by misfortune... More
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HORNE AND O’LOUGHLIN 8TH AND 12TH IN WORLD CUP, IRVINE APPEALING DISQUALIFICATIONNov 4, 2011 Today was a mixed day for Irish riders at the Astana track in Kazakhstan, with Ciara Horne performing strongly in the women’s points race and David O’Loughlin riding solidly... More
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IRISH RIDERS AWARDED THREE PLACES IN MEN’S OLYMPIC ROAD RACEOct 31, 2011 Cycling’s governing body the UCI today confirmed the allocation of places for the men’s Olympic road events. Ireland has been awarded three starters in the road race and one in the time trial... More
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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS OMNIUM: IRVINE WINS SCRATCH RACE, TAKES FIFTH OVERALLOct 23, 2011 Ireland’s Martyn Irvine continues to show strong progress in track racing, winning one of the six races making up the omnium contest at the European championships in Apeldoorn... More
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DANIEL MARTIN A SUPERB SECOND IN GIRO DI LOMBARDIAOct 15, 2011 Ireland’s Dan Martin had a superb showing in today’s final Classic of the season, finishing second in the Giro di Lombardia. The race had a surprise victor with Swiss rider Oliver Zaugg (Leopard Trek) attacking... More
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NICOLAS ROCHE FIFTH IN ITALYOct 13, 2011 Six days after winning stage three of the Tour of Beijing, Nicolas Roche raced to a fine fifth place in the Gran Piemonte in Italy today... More
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ROCHE FINISHES 11TH, DEIGNAN 31ST IN TOUR OF BEIJINGOct 10, 2011 Irish pros Nicolas Roche and Philip Deignan completed the Tour of Beijing today, racing in as part of the main bunch and both sealing good overall performances in the race. The duo finished in the same time as the sprint winner Denis Galimzyanov... More
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ROCHE REMAINS 11TH OVERALL HEADING TOWARDS FINAL STAGEOct 9, 2011 Ireland’s Philip Deignan and Nicolas Roche finished in the main bunch on yesterday’s penultimate stage of the Tour of Beijing, rolling across the line in Shunyi Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 70th and 87th respectively... More
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ROCHE AND DEIGNAN FIRST AND SECOND ON STAGE OF TOUR OF BEIJINGOct 7, 2011 Irish cycling had a standout moment on today’s toughest stage of the Tour of Beijing, with Nicolas Roche (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Philip Deignan (RadioShack) taking first and second on day three [UPDATED]... More
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ROCHE 14TH IN OPENING TIME TRIAL AT TOUR OF BEIJINGOct 5, 2011 Irish pro Nicolas Roche had a solid start to his Tour of Beijing campaign today, finishing an encouraging fourteenth in the opening time trial of the race. The Ag2r La Mondiale rider... More
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DAN MARTIN THIRD IN ITALYOct 2, 2011 Several weeks after winning a stage and finishing thirteenth overall in the Vuelta a España, Irish pro Dan Martin showed that his form is still good with an impressive third place in... More
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BRAMMEIER BEST OF IRISH IN ELITE WORLDSSep 25, 2011
Mark Cavendish of Great Britain winning the Elite men UCI World road race championships in Copenhagen - Picture courtesy of Gary McIlroy
Ryan Mullen had a very solid showing in the junior men’s world championship time trial today, finishing sixteenth out of the 54 starters in the race... More
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