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The Belgian took victory in a dramatic finish

Van Aert takes Tour of Britain victory, Martin seventh

Wout Van Aert won a dramatic sprint finish to the final stage of the Tour of Britain to snatch the overall victory from Ethan Hayter, with Ireland's Dan Martin placed seventh overall.

Cycling • 12 Sep 21

Martin stays seventh as Lampaert wins penultimate stage

Ireland's Dan Martin remains seventh overall as Yves Lampaert won the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain.

Tour of Britain • 11 Sep 21

Wout Van Aert celebrates after crossing the line

Martin seventh as Van Aert stage win cuts Hayter's lead

Dan Martin was best of the Irish in seventh as Wout Van Aert won stage six of the Tour of Britain ahead of Ethan Hayter to cut the Londoner's overall lead to just four seconds.

Cycling • 10 Sep 21

England;s Ethan Hayter won the sprint race

Martin finishes inside top 20 in stage five

Ethan Hayter won stage five of the Tour of Britain in a reduced sprint to move back into the overall lead of the race while Dan Martin finished 19th and Nicolas Roche 45th.

Cycling • 09 Sep 21

Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe grimace as they pedal through the pain barrier in an uphill sprint finish

Martin and Roche finish in top 10 in Llandudno

Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche both secured top-10 finishes on stage four of the Tour of Britain as Wout van Aert secured his second victory in the race as he battled in an uphill sprint finish to the line in Llandudno to reclaim the overall lead.

Cycling • 08 Sep 21

Dan Martin completed his Grand Tour stage victory set in Italy earlier this year

Martin to call time on 14-year cycling career

Dan Martin has announced he will retire at the end of the season, finishing a 14-year career in which he won stages of all three Grand Tours.

Cycling • 04 Sep 21

Richard Carapaz thrived on the stamina-sapping course

Tokyo 2020: Carapaz claims gold in road race

Richard Carapaz stormed to victory in the men's Olympic road race as Dan Martin finished in 16th place for Ireland on a testing course.

Olympics • 15 Aug 21

Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche during a training ride at Rio 2016

Roche relishing third Olympics alongside cousin Martin

Nicolas Roche has described the fact that he and cousin Dan Martin are going to a third Olympic Games together for Team Ireland as "very special" ahead of Saturday's men's road race in Tokyo.

Tokyo 2020 • 21 Jul 21

Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the Champs Elysees with his UAE Team Emirates colleagues

Pogacar successfully defends Tour de France crown

Tadej Pogacar became the youngest rider to win back-to-back Tour de France titles on Sunday after some vintage racing drew comparisons with cycling's greatest stars of the past.

Cycling • 18 Jul 21

Matej Mohoric celebrates as he crosses the finish line

Mohoric: I 'felt like a criminal' before stage 19 win

Matej Mohoric won stage 19 of the Tour de France from the breakaway as Mark Cavendish was made to wait for his chance to break Eddy Merckx's record of 34 Tour stage victories.

Cycling • 16 Jul 21

Martin finishes fifth but Pogacar in league of his own

Tadej Pogacar took stage victory in yellow for a second day running at the Tour de France to underline his dominance in this year's race, with Dan Martin finishing in fifth place on a punishing day in the saddle.

Cycling • 15 Jul 21

Germany's Politt takes the 12th stage at Nimes

Nils Politt took the honours after a frantic start allowed a powerful 13-man group to get away and put paid to an anticipated bunch finish at the end of the 159 kilometres stage into Nimes.

Cycling • 08 Jul 21

Cavendish on brink of Merckx record after stage 10 win

Mark Cavendish moved to within one win of Eddy Merckx's all-time record as he collected his 33rd career Tour de France victory on stage 10 into Valence.

Cycling • 06 Jul 21

Cavendish celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the fourth stage

Cavendish claims first Tour stage win in five years

Mark Cavendish celebrated his first Tour de France stage win since 2016 as he sprinted to victory in Fougeres on day four.

Cycling • 29 Jun 21

The sprint finish led to a nasty crash inside the final metres of the third stage

Chaos on Tour as Merlier sprints to stage win

Tim Merlier won a dramatic stage three of the Tour de France as a string of crashes caused chaos in the final 10 kilometres.

Cycling • 28 Jun 21

Martin winning Stage 17 at the Giro d'Italia last month

Martin targeting mountain triumph in Tour de France

A stage win on the mountains is the target for Dan Martin as he prepares to tackle the Tour de France for the ninth time in his career.

Cycling • 24 Jun 21

Dan Martin has been in great form this season

Tour de France beckons for Martin

Dan Martin's place at this year's Tour de France has been confirmed.

Cycling • 17 Jun 21

Froome: 'After two years away from the Tour de France, I can't wait to get back'

Froome's Tour de France return after three-year absence

Four-time winner Chris Froome will return to the Tour de France for the first time in three years as road captain of the Israel Start-Up Nation team.

Cycling • 15 Jun 21

Yates wins Giro stage, Martin stays in top 10 overall

Simon Yates won stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia to set up a fascinating final weekend of the race even as Egan Bernal managed to add a few more seconds to his overall lead.

Cycling • 28 May 21

Nicolas Roche (centre) pushed for a stage win but had to settle for third place

Nicolas Roche takes third at Giro d'Italia

Nicolas Roche was unable to make it back-to-back Irish wins on the Giro d'Italia as Alberto Bettiol took a fine stage win from a breakaway.

Cycling • 27 May 21

Dan Martin digs deep to win stage 17 of Giro d'Italia

Ireland's Dan Martin claimed a fine solo victory on stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia, his first stage win at the event.

Cycling • 26 May 21

Bernal tightens Giro grip, Martin stays 12th overall

Colombian Egan Bernal won stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on Monday to strengthen his grip on the overall leader's Maglia Rosa, as bad weather conditions forced the race from Sacile to Cortina d'Ampezzo to be shortened from 212km to 155km.

Cycling • 24 May 21

Victor Campenaerts celebrates winning the 15th stage

Bernal retains Giro lead as Campenaerts wins stage 15

Belgian Victor Campenaerts won the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Colombian Egan Bernal retained the overall leader's Maglia Rosa and Dan Martin moved up to 12th in the general classification.

Cycling • 23 May 21

Lorenzo Fortunato celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 14th stage

Fortune favours Fortunato as Bernal extends lead

Italian rider Lorenzo Fortunato claimed his maiden career win on stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia, while Dan Martin climbed to 13th overall, seven minutes and 50 seconds behind leader Egan Bernal.

Cycling • 22 May 21

Giacomo Nizzolo celebrates after winning the 13th stage

Nizzolo wins stage 13, Bernal retains pink jersey grip

European champion Giacomo Nizzolo won his maiden Giro d'Italia stage when the Qhubeka Assos rider clinched victory with a fine sprint to the finish on stage 13.

Cycling • 21 May 21