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Cavendish crosses the finish line at the end of the 13th stage

Cavendish triumphs to match Merckx stage win record

Mark Cavendish equalled Belgian great Eddy Merckx's all-time record of 34 stage wins on the Tour de France when he sprinted to victory in Friday's 13th stage.

Cycling • 09 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

Peter Sagan is out of the Tour de France

Injured Sagan pulls out of Tour de France

Triple world champion Peter Sagan will not start the 12th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday after sustaining a knee injury.

Cycling • 08 Jul 21

Van Aert impresses on double ascent of Mont Ventoux

Wout van Aert rode clear on the second ascent of the famous Mont Ventoux to take a superb stage win as Tadej Pogacar came under pressure but extended his overall lead in the Tour de France.

Cycling • 07 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

Ben O'Connor celebrates his stage win in the Alpine resort of Tignes

O'Connor scores on stage nine of Tour de France

Ben O'Connor won stage nine of the Tour de France from a breakaway to vault up the general classification as Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey.

Cycling • 04 Jul 21

A battered and bruised Primoz Roglic has been forced to shift his focus to the Olympic Games

Roglic pulls out of Tour de France

Primoz Roglic has abandoned the Tour de France ahead of stage nine as one of the pre-race favourites counts the cost of crashes in the opening three days.

Cycling • 04 Jul 21

Dylan Teuns crosses the finish line in Le Grand-Bornand

Teuns takes Tour de France stage as Pogacar claims lead

Dylan Teuns claimed the eighth stage of the Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar now appears to have the race at his mercy after a dominant ride powered him into the yellow jersey as his rivals crumbled on the first day in the Alps.

Cycling • 03 Jul 21

Matej Mohoric of Slovenia celebrates his stage win

Mohoric makes solo run for win on frantic Tour stage

Matej Mohoric celebrated a solo victory as the longest stage of the Tour de France in 21 years delivered an unexpected shake-up of the fight for yellow.

Cycling • 02 Jul 21

Mark Cavendish pips Jasper Philipsen and Nacer Bouhann at the line

Cavendish closes in on Tour record with sprint victory

Mark Cavendish secured his second stage win of this year's Tour de France with victory on stage six into Chateauroux.

Cycling • 01 Jul 21

Tadej Pogacar excelled on the time trial

Pogacar shows Tour intent with blistering time trial

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar emerged as the overwhelming Tour de France when he destroyed the field by winning the fifth stage, a 27.2km individual time trial, on Wednesday.

Cycling • 30 Jun 21

Police had been looking for the spectator, seen here moments before the crash (Pic: Gendarmerie du Finistere)

Spectator arrested after causing Tour de France crash

The spectator who caused a mass crash of riders on the opening day of the Tour de France has been arrested, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday.

Cycling • 30 Jun 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

Sam Bennett has come in for fierce criticism from Patrick Lefevere

Quick-Step boss makes extraordinary attack on Bennett

Deceuninck - Quick-Step team manager Patrick Lefevere has launched an extraordinary attack on Sam Bennett, claiming that the Irish cyclist 'lacks balls' and threatened to half his salary until his contract expires.

Cycling • 28 Jun 21

Van der Poel points skyward in celebration as he crosses the finish line

Emotional Van der Poel leads after poignant stage two

Mathieu Van der Poel took the yellow jersey for a stage win on day two at the Tour de France.

Cycling • 27 Jun 21

Alaphilippe wins first stage marred by two huge crashes

A roadside spectator holding a cardboard banner caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France, which left several top riders being held up on Saturday, while another huge pileup with about 7 kilometres left brought down Chris Froome and others.

Cycling • 26 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

Sam Bennett has been ruled out of the 2021 Tour de France

Sam Bennett ruled out of Tour de France with injury

Sam Bennett will not be able to defend his Green Jersey at this year's Tour de France after being forced to withdraw through injury.

Cycling • 21 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

Froome now rides with the Israel Start-Up Nation team

Froome playing down his Tour de France prospects

Chris Froome has ruled himself out of contention for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title later this month, saying he needs more time to rediscover the form needed to battle for the yellow jersey.

Cycling • 03 Jun 21

Ireland's Sam Bennett celebrates on the podium after winning the best sprinter's green jersey at the 2020 Tour

Outlook optimistic for French Open and Tour de France

France's sports minister Roxana Maracineanu has sounded a note of optimism regarding the outlook for major events that the country is due to host this summer including tennis' French Open and the Tour de France.

Tennis • 03 May 21

Cyclists on the Tour of Spain rolling through the Basque city in 2016

Tour de France to start from Bilbao in 2023

The 2023 Tour de France will set off from Bilbao, marking the sixth time in 10 editions that the world's most famous cycling race starts outside France.

Cycling • 26 Mar 21

Sam Bennett will not defend his crown in Limerick

Sam Bennett opts out of Irish National Championship

Tour de France hero Sam Bennett will not defend the Cycling Ireland Road National Championships title he won last year.

Cycling • 30 Sep 20