Cycling Ireland agree to McQuaid nomination
Cycling Ireland has agreed to nominate current UCI president Pat McQuaid for a third term in the role.
Cycling Ireland has agreed to nominate current UCI president Pat McQuaid for a third term in the role.
Swiss Fabian Cancellara kept his composure to win a third Paris-Roubaix title, outdoing Belgian Sep Vanmarcke in a session of track cycling tactics at the end of a 254-km ride on Sunday.
Lance Armstrong has pulled out of a masters swimming event in Texas this weekend after the sport's governing body attempted to bar the athlete.
Garmin-Sharp rider Alex Rasmussen says he has been prevented from competing in the Circuit La Sarthe-Pays de la Loire by the International Cycling Union.
Dan Martin of Garmin-Sharp has won the Volta a Catalunya in Barcelona today, becoming only the second Irishman to achieve the feat.
Dan Martin has further extended his lead in the Volta a Catalunya after the penultimate stage ended in a bunch sprint at the end of the 179km sixth stage from Almacelles to Valls.
Dan Martin of Garmin-Sharp has extended his lead in the Volta a Catalunya after the 157km stage five from Rialp to Lleida.
Dan Martin has won stage four of the Volta a Catalunya in Port Ainé by 36 seconds, a victory which elevates the Irish rider to the top of the race's general classification.
The Canadian national team have been confirmed for the 2013 An Post Rás, which begins on 19 May.
Martyn Irvine has crashed out of his first race since winning the world scratch race championships, falling approximately 50km into today's stage of the Tour of Taiwan.