Fabian Cancellara

I’d hoped to be there for the win but in the end it was close but no cigar, says Dan Martin

The German suffered a puncture before breaking away to take fourth stage

Etixx QuickStep rider shows grit while Dan Martin loses pace after fall

Briton denied win by Rodríguez but gets six-second bonus for second-place finish

Yellow jersey holder fractured vertebrae in big crash during third stage Antwerp to Huy

Ireland’s Dan Martin finished fourth in today’s stage to move to 20th overall

German Andre Greipel takes stage as bad weather and crashes splits peloton

Australian’s average speed of 55.45kph the fastest ever recorded in a Tour time trial

Multiple world time-trial champion suffers back fractures in pile-up during Belgian race

Irish rider finishes 10th after missing vital break by Bobby Lea with 23 laps remaining

Irishman came home in the pack after four-time stage winner John Degenkolb

Ireland’s Dan Martin moves up to 13th place in the General Classification at the Vuelta

Rider wants to rest up ahead of September’s Road World Championships in Spain

German rider comes home well clear of field as France’s Tony Gallopin takes yellow jersey

Irish cyclist hoping that he or his cousin Nicolas Roche can make the podium in Italy tomorrow in the World Championship road race

Bradley Wiggins second in Florence, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche finished 13th

Irish rider finishes sixth on stage to greatly boost his chance of a podium finish

Nibali goes back to top of GC with Roche still in third spot