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Romain Bardet cycles to the finish line ahead of Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL team-mate Frank Van Den Broek (L) to win the first stage

Healy surges but Bardet wins Tour de France first stage

Frenchman Romain Bardet won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday after Ben Healy briefly raised hopes he could become just the fourth Irishman to wear the Yellow Jersey after Shay Elliott, Stephen Roche and Sean Kelly.

Cycling • 29 Jun 24

Romain Bardet dominates in mountains to win stage 14

Romain Bardet won stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana with a commanding performance in the mountains.

Cycling • 28 Aug 21

Geraint Thomas celebrates his Tour de France win

Thomas takes maiden title as Sky extend Tour reign

Geraint Thomas tightened Team Sky's grip on the Tour de France when he handed the British outfit their sixth title in seven years and there is no sign that their domination will end anytime soon.

Cycling • 29 Jul 18

It was a second Tour mountain stage win in-a-row for Thomas.

Thomas wins second mountain stage as Martin loses time

Geraint Thomas won stage 12 of the Tour de France on Alpe d'Huez to extend his lead in the yellow jersey.

Cycling • 19 Jul 18

Chris Froome (L) and Romain Bardet shake hands during last year's Vuelta

Bardet 'happy' Froome will defend Tour title

French hope Romain Bardet said he was "happy" the anti-doping investigation into Chris Froome has been ended before the Tour de France begins.

Cycling • 05 Jul 18

Dan Martin is fifth in the overall standings in France

Dan Martin keeping his cool as he stalks Tour leaders

Dan Martin sits just 72 seconds off the lead of the Tour de France, but the Irishman could hardly be more relaxed as he insists it is just another bike race.

Cycling • 17 Jul 17

Richie Porte celebrates claiming the yellow jersey

Porte takes Dauphine lead as Martin finishes sixth

Richie Porte claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey on the Criterium du Dauphine after finishing second in a gruelling sixth stage won by Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang, with Ireland's Dan Martin in sixth place.

Cycling • 09 Jun 17

Romain Bardet escaped to win the stage and move up to second overall

Froome survives crash to maintain yellow jersey

Chris Froome survived a spill on the slippery slopes of Mont Blanc to hold on to the yellow jersey as Frenchman Romain Bardet claimed victory on Stage 19 of the Tour de France.

Cycling • 22 Jul 16

Romain Bardet