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Stage winner Tadej Pogacar after completing the time trial from Foligno to Perugia

Pogacar tightens grip on Giro lead after time trial

Tadej Pogacar won the stage seven time trial to strengthen his grip on the pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia as Geraint Thomas slipped to third overall.

Cycling • 10 May 24

Benjamin Thomas celebrates as he crosses the line to win stage five

Thomas wins stage after breakaway holds off peloton

French rider Benjamin Thomas outsprinted his breakaway colleagues to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday, giving the Cofidis team their first victory this year.

Cycling • 08 May 24

Tim Merlier celebrates his stage victory

Merlier surges to Giro stage win, Pogacar still in pink

Belgian rider Tim Merlier sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Giro d'Italia on Monday, as race leader Tadej Pogacar safely retained the maglia rosa.

Cycling • 06 May 24

Dunbar and Mullen set for Giro as Pogacar man to beat

Eddie Dunbar will lead the Irish challenge at this year's Giro d'Italia which begins on Saturday, while Ryan Mullen is also racing the prestigious tour.

Cycling • 02 May 24

L-R) Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar vied for supremacy on stage 20

Vingegaard poised to retain Tour de France crown

Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark is poised to win his second Tour de France title after finishing the 20th stage in third place.

Cycling • 22 Jul 23

A grimacing Felix Gall celebrates in Courcheve

Gall wins stage 17 of Tour as Pogacar cracks in Alps

Tadej Pogacar conceded defeat to Jonas Vingegaard in the fight for yellow as Felix Gall claimed stage 17 of the Tour de France.

Cycling • 19 Jul 23

Jonas Vingegaard stretched his lead after stage 16

Vingegaard deals Pogacar huge blow in time trial

Jonas Vingegaard stormed to victory in the stage 16 time trial at the Tour de France to significantly strengthen his grip on the yellow jersey.

Tour de France • 12 Sep 23

Tadej Pogacar descends during the stage 15 of the Tour de France

Pogacar understands Tour de France scepticism

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar echoed rival Jonas Vingegaard in saying he understood scepticism about outstanding performances on the Tour de France in a sport that has been marred by doping scandals in the past.

Cycling • 17 Jul 23

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard went head-to-head in the Alps

Vingegaard and Pogacar battle in first Alpine stage

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard crossed swords again in their vintage duel on the Tour de France on Saturday as the defending champion gained just one second over the two-time winner at the end of an epic, incident-marred stage.

Cycling • 15 Jul 23

Pogacar bounces back to win stage six of Tour De France

Tadej Pogacar bounced back in vintage fashion to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, gaining a psychological edge over Jonas Vingegaard even though the defending champion took the overall leader's yellow jersey.

Cycling • 06 Jul 23

Tadej Pogacar, left, and Jonas Vingegaard, right, are the leading contenders heading into this year's Tour de France that begins on Saturday

No Irish involvement as Tour set for heavyweight battle

While defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and twice winner Tadej Pogacar look set to battle it out for this year's Tour de France, riders' safety will be under the microscope after the death of Gino Mader.

Cycling • 28 Jun 23

$Pogacar fractured his wrist in April$

Pogacar may wear brace on Tour after being 'bit stupid'

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar said his wrist may not recover fully in time for next month's Tour de France and he could race with a brace as he looks to win cycling's most prestigious crown for a third time.

Cycling • 03 Jun 23

Ben Healy (pink) grimaces on a hilly climb

Healy fourth in Belgium as Pogacar suffers injury

Ben Healy put in another storming ride in the prestigious Liege-Bastogne-Liege race but had to settle for fourth place, while Tadej Pogacar's participation in the Tour de France is in doubt after he suffered a wrist injury in a crash.

Cycling • 23 Apr 23

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates his stage win to take over as race leader heading into the fifth stage

Pogacar wins stage to take control of Paris-Nice

Tadej Pogacar won the fourth stage of this year's Paris-Nice, which took the riders on a 164.7km spin from Saint-Amand-Montrond to La Loge des Gardes.

Cycling • 08 Mar 23

Pogacar will target the UCI Road World Championship in September

Tadej Pogacar to skip Vuelta a Espana

Tour de France runner-up Tadej Pogacar will skip the Vuelta a Espana, the final Grand Tour of the season.

Cycling • 26 Jul 22

Vingegaard wins maiden Tour de France title

Jonas Vingegaard claimed his maiden Tour de France title after Sunday's 21st and final stage, completing a triumph he effectively sealed in the mountains after a vintage duel with Tadej Pogacar.

Cycling • 24 Jul 22

Vingegaard celebrates as he cycles to the finish line

Vingegaard takes big step towards Tour de France title

Jonas Vingegaard won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 143.2-km mountain trek from Lourdes, to extend his overall lead on Thursday.

Cycling • 21 Jul 22

Tadej Pogacar (R) wearing the best young rider's white jersey and Jonas Vingegaard (L) gave chase on stage 17

Pogacar wins stage 17 but Vingegaard retains Tour lead

Tadej Pogacar won the 17th stage of the Tour de France but Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.

Cycling • 20 Jul 22

Michael Matthews raises his arms aloft after winning the 14th stage

Matthews wins stage 14, Vingegaard retains overall lead

Australian Michael Matthews won the 14th stage of the Tour de France, while Jonas Vingegaard held off defending champion Tadej Pogacar to retain the yellow jersey.

Cycling • 16 Jul 22

UAE Team Emirates Tadej Pogacar (L) beats Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo-Visma to the line

Pogacar wins again to stretch Tour de France lead

Tadej Pogacar won stage seven of the Tour de France to extend his lead in yellow on La Super Planche des Belles Filles after the main contenders broke the heart of breakaway rider Lennard Kamna almost in sight of the line.

Cycling • 08 Jul 22

Pogacar was able to celebrate on the line

Pogacar takes yellow jersey after stage six victory

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar powered clear to win stage six of the Tour de France and take the overall lead after the peloton denied Wout Van Aert what would have been a remarkable solo victory in the yellow jersey.

Cycling • 07 Jul 22

Tadej Pogacar comes into the 2022 edition in stellar form

Tour de France 2022: Pogacar bids to join select group

Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday, with the 23-year-old Slovenian looking to become one of the sport's all-time great riders.

Cycling • 30 Jun 22

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

Wout van Aert crosses the line first in Saint-Emilion

Van Aert scores on penultimate stage of Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar stands to be confirmed as Tour de France champion for the second year in a row after Wout van Aert won the stage 20 time trial in Saint-Emilion on Saturday.

Cycling • 17 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