Cycling

Gillespie amongst team for Track World Championship

Five riders, including reigning world champion Lara Gillespie, will represent Ireland at the upcoming UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai China, with racing taking place from the 14-18 October.

Cycling • 12 mins

Healy finishes 10th in road race world championships

Ireland's Ben Healy came home in 10th place in an impressive showing in the road race world championships in Montreal, in which Brandon McNulty of the United States emerged as the surprise winner.

Cycling • 27 Sep

Ben Healy of Ireland and Team EF Education - EasyPost competes during the 2026 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal

Can Healy succeed Pogacar as cycling's elite world champ?

Ireland's Ben Healy was an elite world championship medallist last year in the best Irish performance in almost four decades and he believes he is exactly where he needs to be to challenge for victory this time around, writes Shane Stokes.

Cycling • 26 Sep

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - SEPTEMBER 21: Adam Rafferty and Team Ireland competes during 99th UCI Road World Championships Montreal 2026, Men Under 23 Individual Time Trial a 31.3km race from Montreal to Montreal on September 21, 2026 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo b

Top-10 finish for Rafferty in Montreal

County Tyrone's Adam Rafferty has secured a top-10 finish in men's Under-23 individual time-trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Canada.

Cycling • 21 Sep

GRANADA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 13: Enric Mas of Spain and Movistar Team celebrates at podium with teammates as Red Leader Jersey winner during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 21 a 112km stage from Granada to Granada / #UCIWT / on September 13,

Mas clinches Vuelta a Espana, Rafferty finishes 104th

Tobias Johannessen won stage 21 of the Vuelta a Espana, while Enric Mas was crowned the overall winner.

Cycling • 13 Sep

Eddie Dunbar of Ireland and Team Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling competes during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 20 a 210.8km stage from La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil 1887m / #UCIWT / on September 12, 2026 in Collado del Alguacil, Spai

Dunbar withdraws from Vuelta as Landa lands stage win

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar has withdrawn from the Vuelta a Espana just a day after winning stage 19.

Cycling • 12 Sep

Eddie Dunbar of Ireland and Team Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 19 a 210.8km stage from Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas. Estepona 1274m / #UCIWT / on September 11

'I can't believe it' - Dunbar surges to Vuelta stage win

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar won stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana from a breakaway to put a difficult year behind him on the slopes of Penas Blancas.

Cycling • 11 Sep

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 10: Stefan Kung of Switzerland and Team Tudor Pro Cycling competes during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 18 a 32.1km individual time trial stage from El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera

Kung wins Vuelta stage 18, Mas retains healthy lead

Swiss rider Stefan Kung claimed a second career time trial win on stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana, finishing ahead of Briton Callum Thornley and Portuguese Joao Almeida.

Cycling • 11 Sep

Matthew Brennan of Great Britain and Team Visma | Lease a Bike celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of (L-R) Jordi Meeus of Belgium and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and Magnus Cort of Denmark and Team Uno-X Mobility during the La Vuelta - 8

Brennan makes history with fifth Vuelta stage win

Matthew Brennan made history as he continued his utter dominance of sprint finishes at the Vuelta a Espana, winning his fifth stage of the race in Seville.

Cycling • 09 Sep

Matthew Brennan of Great Britain and Team Visma | Lease a Bike celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 16 a 181.1km stage from Cortegana to Monasterio de La Rabida - Palos de la Frontera / #UCIWT / o

Brennan claims fourth stage win at Vuelta a Espana

Britain's Matthew Brennan surged to his fourth stage win of this year's Vuelta a Espana in La Rabida on Tuesday.

Cycling • 08 Sep

Jameson takes silver at World Para Cycling Championships

Ireland claimed two silver medals on the final day of the 2026 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships in Huntsville, Alabama to bring their final tally to one gold and three silver medals over the course of the four days.

Cycling • 08 Sep

2nd Noemie Garnie, 1st Olympia Norrid-Mortensen and 3rd Silje Weitze Antvorskov

Mortensen delivers when it counts to land Rás na mBan

Danish rider Olympia Norrid Mortensen did what no other rider could do this week at Rás na mBan, successfully defending her lead in the subsequent stage. She did it when it counted, holding the race leader's magenta jersey in the concluding afternoon criterium.

Cycling • 06 Sep

CORDOBA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 06: Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Green Points Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Alessandro Romele of Italy and Team XDS Astana (L) during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 202

Van Aert sprints to second stage victory as Mas stays top

Wout van Aert sprinted to victory to claim his second stage of this year's Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 06 Sep

STIRLING, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 10: Olympia Norrid-Mortensen of Denmark sprints during the Women Junior Individual Time Trial a 13.4km race from Stirling to Stirling at the 96th UCI Cycling World Championships Glasgow 2023, Day 8 / #UCIWT / on August 10, 2023

Rás na mBán set for cliffhanger ending in Kilkenny

The Rás na mBan has been set up for a cliffhanger ending on Sunday afternoon, with Olympia Norrid Mortensen (Torelli) swooping in the morning time trial in Kilkenny to win the stage and take over at the top of the general classification.

Cycling • 06 Sep

Dunlevy and Kelly retain their World Championship crown

Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Linda Kelly retained their Women's B individual time trial world title in Huntsville on Saturday, leading an Irish gold and silver double as Sinead Greenan and pilot Alice Sharpe claimed silver on their World Championship debut.

Cycling • 06 Sep

SIERRA DE LA PANDERA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 05: Marco Brenner of Germany and Team Tudor Pro Cycling celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 14 a 154.5km stage from Jaen to Sierra de la Pandera 1816m / #U

Brenner climbs to victory in Vuelta stage 14

Germany's Marco Brenner got the better of Colombian Santiago Buitrago in a climactic duel to win stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, the first Grand Tour stage win for the Tudor rider.

Cycling • 05 Sep

PRESS RELEASE…NO REPRODUCTION FEE….Ras na mBan Stage 4 Carlow - Corrabut GAp 5/9/2026Noor Dekker of the WV Breda Women Team wins the 4th stage Pic : Lorraine O’Sullivan

Dekker wins stage, Garnier soars into Rás na mBan lead

After coming second on Friday's stage, the Frenchwoman Noemie Garnier got the better of the overnight leader Silje Weitze Antvorskov on Saturday to soar into the race lead of Rás na mBan.

Cycling • 05 Sep

Weitze Antvorskov of Team Friis in Race Leaders Jersey

Antvorskov leafrogs O'Brien ahead of decisive Rás weekend

The overall lead at the Rás na mBan changed for the third time in as many days on Friday, with the Danish rider Silje Antvorskov taking over at the top from stage 2 winner Aoife O'Brien of the Irish national team.

Cycling • 04 Sep

Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Green Points Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 13 a 192.8km stage from Almuñecar to Loja 501m / #UCIWT / on September 04, 2026 in

Van Aert takes Vuelta stage win, Mas retains overall lead

Wout van Aert won stage 13 of the Vuela a Espana from a breakaway with a big helping hand from his British team-mate Matthew Brennan who finished third.

Cycling • 04 Sep

Irish 1-2-3 as O'Brien takes first Rás na mBan stage win

Aoife O'Brien headed up a stunning performance by the Ireland national team on Thursday, winning her first-ever Rás na mBan stage on Day 2 of the race.

Cycling • 03 Sep

CALAR ALTO, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 03: Jakob Omrzel of Slovenia and Team Bahrain Victorious celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 12 a 166.6km stage from Vera to Calar Alto 2151m / #UCIWT / on September

Omrzel wins Vuelta stage 12 as Mas moves further in front

Jakob Omrzel introduced himself as Slovenia's next cycling star as he soloed to victory on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana as Enric Mas strengthened his grip on the red jersey.

Cycling • 03 Sep

(L-R) 2nd placed Aoife O'Brien of Team Ireland, Alma Rasmussen of the Danish team 1st and 3rd placed Erin Creighton of Team Ulster.

Mixed feelings for O'Brien after Rás na mBán stage one

Ireland's Aoife O'Brien was left frustrated at the end of stage one of the Rás na mBan on Wednesday, leading in the peloton ten seconds behind the impressive Alma Rasmussen.

Cycling • 02 Sep

Matthew Brennan of Great Britain and Team Visma | Lease a Bike celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of (L-R) Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Green Points Jersey and Bryan Coquard of France and Team Cofidis during the La

Brennan sprints to stage 11 win at Vuelta a Espana

Britain's Matthew Brennan completed a hat-trick of victories after he claimed a sprint finish on stage 11 of La Vuelta in Lorca.

Cycling • 02 Sep

Emma Jeffers and Esther Wong from Team Ireland prior to the 31st UEC Road Cycling European Championships 2025 - Women's U23 Road Race a 85,7km one day race from Guilherand-Granges to Guilherand-Granges on October 03, 2025 in Guilherand-Granges, France.

Irish riders primed to challenge as Rás na mBan dawns

A strong contingent of Irish riders is taking on multiple foreign teams in Rás na mBan, which begins on Wednesday.

Cycling • 01 Sep

Bastien Tronchon of France and Team Groupama - FDJ United celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 10 a 184.7km stage from Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra 642m / #UCIWT / on September 01, 2026 in Elche

Tronchon claims surprise Vuelta stage win in photo finish

Bastien Tronchon was a surprise winner of stage 10 of La Vuelta after claiming victory in a photo finish in Elche de la Sierra.

Cycling • 01 Sep