Lang takes stage two of 2012 Rás
Pirmin Lang of the Switzerland Atlas Jakroo team was first past the finish line on stage two of the 2012 Rás.
Pirmin Lang of the Switzerland Atlas Jakroo team was first past the finish line on stage two of the 2012 Rás.
The opening stage of the 2012 An Post Rás saw Polish rider Marcin Bialoblocki (Node4 Giordana) sprint to victory into Kilkenny.
Matteo Rabottini took victory on the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Joaquim Rodriguez returned to the head of the General Classification.
Andrey Amador of Costa Rica held off fellow breakaways Czech Jan Barta and Alessandro De Marchi of Italy to win Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia.
Britain's Mark Cavendish took his third stage win of this year's Giro d'Italia on stage 13 to Cervere today.
Denmark's Lars Bak made a decisive break two kilometres from the finishing line to win stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia, with Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain retaining the leader's pink jersey.
Unheralded Italian team Androni Giocattoli upset the big favourites for a second time in this year's Giro when sprinter Roberto Ferrari scored an unexpected stage win in Montecatini Terme.
Spanish rider Joaquin Rodriguez triumphed in Assisi at the climax to stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia as he moved into the pink jersey position.
Spain's Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) claimed victory in the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish, with Canada's Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin) holding onto the leader's pink jersey.
Italian Domenico Pozzovivo of the Colnago team capped a superb solo performance with victory on the hilly eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia Sunday.
Dubliner Philip Lavery, of British-based pro-team Node 4-Giordana, claimed victory at the Shay Elliott Memorial race.
Italy's Paolo Tiralongo triumphed in the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia, ending the first mountaintop finish of the year at Rocca di Cambio in second place on the general classification.
Colombian Miguel Angel Rubiano escaped to victory on the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia over 207km from Urbino to Porto Sant'Elpidio.
Mark Cavendish won the 209km fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia for his second win in this year's race and celebrated by taking his baby daughter onto the podium.
An Post Sean Kelly team manager Kurt Bogaert has named four Irish cyclists in his team for the 60th edition of the the An Post Rás, which starts in Dunboyne on 20 May.
Garmin-Barracuda won stage four of the Giro d'Italia, a team time trial, propelling their Lithuanian rider Ramunas Navardauskas into the overall lead on Wednesday.
Matthew Goss won stage three of the Giro d'Italia as Team Sky's Mark Cavendish crashed out.
Team Sky's Mark Cavendish won the eighth Giro d'Italia stage of his career on Sunday with a classic sprint victory on day two of the 2012 edition.
Teams from Denmark, Norway and Morocco have announced that they will ride in the 2012 An Post Rás.
Bradley Wiggins reinforced his standing as one of the key contenders for this year's Tour de France with success in the Tour de Romandie.