Alberto Contador

Chris Froome suffers set back as he loses 42 seconds to Vincenzo Nibali on 17th stage

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche finished in 29th place to lie in 17th position overall

British rider remains 55 seconds clear after Italian finishes third on stage

France’s Julian Alaphilippe takes stage; Nicolas Roche remains third overall

Irish rider managed to finish in the main group as Tomasz Marczynski took stage six

BMC Racing win team time trial, Ireland’s Aqua Blue finish in 13th place in Nimes

Spanish star one of six riders to win all three Grand Tours and was stripped of 2010 Tour de France title for doping

Team Sky cyclist tops overall standings 54 seconds ahead of Rigoberto Urán

There have been low points along the way, but this has been an amazing Tour for me

Having placed sixth overall, I feel like it’s mission accomplished for the Pyrenees

Irish rider went down first in crash that ended Richie Porte’s race on Sunday

Three-time British champion Chis Froome views Richie Porte as the man to beat in this year’s race

Trek-Segafredo rider failed a test for the banned blood-booster EPO

Bora-hansgrohe continues impressive form with Vuelta a Espana up next

Irish rider keeps Chris Froome off the podium after final stage

Italian rider was hit by a van while out cycling on Saturday morning

Alejandro Valverde holds on to secure win with Alberto Contador taking second overall

Alejandro Valverde powers his way to second success in race with stage seven win

Quick-Step Floors cyclist enjoys best Irish finish since his uncle Stephen Roche

Irish rider finishes third on queen stage behind Richie Porte and Alberto Contador

Simon Yates claims Friday’s stage to threaten Julian Alaphilippe’s overall lead

Martin’s QuickStep Floors teammate Julian Alaphilippe beat Alberto Contador to first

Quintana has a three minute and 37 second lead over Froome heading into 18th stage

Colombian maintains his big lead over Chris Froome in Spain

Spaniard snatches the red jersey with a crucial break 600m from the finish

Ireland’s Dan Martin, and Richie Porte fight to close in on race leader Chris Froome

Dan Martin tries to close gap on Chris Froome but defending champion holds firm

Spaniard had been suffering with injuries after two crashes; team confirms he woke with a fever on Sunday

Eventful first stage sees Alberto Contador suffer injuries in early crash in Northern France

Etixx-QuickStep rider Dan Martin takes superb second on final stage

Dan Martin finishes third overall and second on final stage

Bora-Argon 18 rider pleased with good form heading towards the Tour de France

Britain’s Chris Froome forced to swerve to avoid tumble as Sam Bennett finishes strongly

Opening Grand Tour of 2016 begins in Apeldoorn, Holland with time-trial on Friday

Following major race successes, Ireland’s Dan Martin has his sights firmly on an Olympic gold

Irish rider claims third stage in La Molina to claim overall race lead at Volta a Catalunya

“It’s more important that people can see you being more open in the way you work”

Rising Astana rider takes first grand tour event

Nicolas Roche finished in 47th, with him now placed in 26th on the overall leaderboard

Amateur rider blamed contaminated meat after testing positive for Clenbuterol in 2014