Cycling in The Irish Times

Archives: May - June 2000

US woman rider is surprise selection: JUNE 28: National team director Richie Beatty has confirmed that professional cyclist Ciaran Power and American resident Deirdre Murphy will represent Ireland in the Sydney Olympics in September. Read the Full Story in the Irish Times >>

McCann stakes claim for Sydney spot: JUNE 26th: It was expected to be a victorious homecoming for the Tour of Italy finisher, but instead a gang of early-race aggressors hijacked Ciaran Power's attempt to take his first national championship yesterday. Read the Full Story in the Irish Times >>

Tight drug controls at Tour de France: JUNE 25th: The Tour de France which kicks off July 1st will be the most controlled sporting event ever in terms of doping, French Cycling Federation (FFC) president Daniel Baal said today. Read the Full Story in the Irish Times >>

Merckx follows in father’s footsteps: JUNE 25th: Belgian cyclist Axel Merckx today lifted the Belgium cycling championship title 30 years after his legendary father Eddy won the same event. Read the Full Story in the Irish Times >>

Power has right credentials: (JUNE 23) At around half past four on Sunday afternoon, a particular discussion should be settled, a welcome assessment made. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Drugs In Sport - Crackdown is short of target : JUNE 20th: The brave new world of an Ireland that is no longer a safe haven for drug cheats will need to significantly step up its testing rate if targets are to be met. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Cipollini pulls out of Tour de France: JUNE 19th: Italian cycling star Mario Cipollini on Monday saw his hopes dashed of breaking the Italian record for stage wins in the Tour de France after he was forced to pull out of next months renewal. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

ONCE keeps key riders: JUNE 17th: Frenchman Laurent Jalabert and Spaniard Abraham Olano have signed two year contract extensions with top Spanish cycling team ONCE, according to Madrid sports daily Marca today. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Seymour on form in Spain:  (JUNE 16) Following Ciarán Power's recent strong showing in the Tour of Italy, another Irishman surpassed his own pre-race expectations in last Sunday's world mountain bike championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Seymour eyes Olympic goal: JUNE 9th: The most consistent Irish cyclist of the past decade, Robin Seymour, builds towards his goal of performing well in the Olympics Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

No hiding for EPO cheats says expert: JUNE 8th: The head of the French laboratory which claims to have devised a method of detecting the performance enhancing drug EPO said today there would be no hiding for doping cheats during next month's Tour de France. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Power to fulfil his objectives: (JUNE 2) Eighteen stages down, three to go, and Ciarán Power looks set to realise his ambitions in this year's Tour of Italy. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Gonzalez triumph may keep team afloat: MAY 31st: Alvaro Gonzalez waited patiently for nine years for today’s Giro d'Italia triumph and it may just have saved his job. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

More glory for Power: MAY 31st: Following his fifth place earlier this month on the third stage of the Tour of Italy, Ciarán Power yesterday registered another excellent top-10 placing on the 102-kilometre 16th stage which finished in Meda. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Italy's Guidi wins 16th stage: MAY 30th: Italy's Fabrizio Guidi, of the Francaise des Jeux team, on Tuesday won the 102km, 16th stage of the Tour of Italy cycling race between Brescia and Meda. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Vicioso disqualified on Giro's Black Monday: MAY 29th: Angel Vicioso did not live up to his name on a troubled Monday on the Giro d'Italia. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Winn's triumph sealed in Wicklow: MAY 29th: Julian Winn became the first foreign winner of the FBD Milk Rás in 11 years and the first from Wales in the race's 48-year history. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Winn survives assault on lead:  (MAY 27) English national champion John Tanner was first across the line in Enniscorthy, Welshman Julian Winn retained the overall lead, but the story of yesterday's seventh stage of the FBD Milk Rás was the courageous attempt by Mayo rider David O'Loughlin to reclaim the yellow jersey. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Butler's bolt pays dividends: (MAY 25) After talented Mayo rider David O'Loughlin had overhauled overall leader Mark Lovatt in Listowel on Tuesday, the 22 year old was regarded as possibly strong enough to win the Rás. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

O'Loughlin takes lead: (MAY 24) A deposed race leader, a new yellow jersey in the form of Irishman David O'Loughlin, the collapse of the challenge of a number of highly placed favourites and shattered, glassy-eyed, sweat-soaked riders trailing in up to an hour after stage winner Kristoffer Ingeby of Sweden. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Quaranta takes rivals by surprise: (MAY 23) Italian sprinter Ivan Quaranta took his rivals by surprise to score a second stage win in the Giro d'Italia today. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

New dope test may be tried on Tour: (MAY 23) A new doping test to detect the banned hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in urine samples could be introduced in the forthcoming Tour de France, French cycling federation sources have said. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Welshman lives with fierce pace: (MAY 23) Yesterday's stage of the FBD Milk Rás, a short 75 miles from Newport to Oughterard was always envisaged as the calm before the storm. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Power shows his stamina : (MAY 22) Ciarán Power today finished in the main bunch at the summit finish of Abetone on the mountainous ninth stage of the Tour of Italy, performing satisfactorily in one of the biggest tests of his five-month professional career.  Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Russian snatches Giro stage win: (MAY 19) Russian Dmitri Konyshev sprinted to victory in the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia today, which finished almost an hour later than planned because of high winds. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Strong visiting challenge for Milk Rás: (MAY 19) Ireland's toughest sporting event? Some will dispute the superlative, but this is unquestionably a masochist's paradise. Tomorrow, at 12.30 in O'Connell Street, the flag drops to signal the start of the 47th FBD Milk Rás. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Cipollini sprints to 30th Giro win: (MAY 17) Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini snatched the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia today, 24 hours after forfeiting victory for an illegal sprint. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Power fifth in Giro stage: (MAY 17) After losing over 17 minutes in Monday's rainswept second stage of the Tour of Italy, Ciaran Power showed tremendous reserves of courage to fight back on yesterday's 177km leg from Paestum to Scalea. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Ullrich hopes to beat weight problem: (MAY 16) Jan Ullrich, again hampered by weight problems, resumed competition for the first time in more than two months in the Grand Prix du Midi Libre. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Riders wary of falacy: (MAY 13)The environs of Cornebarrieu in the south of France. As locations go, it is pretty much ideal for the two-wheeled athlete. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

The Clean Machine: (MAY 13) The clean-living requirements of the Linda McCartney team extend beyond the vegetarian lifestyle adopted by the riders Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Power has high hopes in Giro:  (May 12) Tomorrow afternoon, another important step in the continuing renaissance of Irish cycling takes place when Ciaran Power and eight of his Linda McCartney teammates line up for the six kilometre prologue time trial of the Tour of Italy.  Read the full story in the Irish Times >>

Evans on form in the Tour of Ulster: ( May 1) National champion Tommy Evans yesterday overtook Carlow-rider Michael Mulcahy as the overall race leader in the Tour of Ulster. Read the full story in the Irish Times >>