Mark Downey

Irish rider makes podium in scratch race on penultimate day of competition

‘It just feels so special. It is the result of a lot of hard work by a lot of people’

Cork’s finest has won numerous All-Irelands but there’s so much more to her than that

National champion Conor Dunne shows strongly when finishing 11th in 12km time trial at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina

New Irish team adds another strong rider in Mark Downey

Sam Bennett says he deserves a place on the Bora-hansgrohe team in next year’s Giro d’Italia

Holdsworth Pro Cycling team may come to an end and Team Wiggins being scaled back

Felix English is best of the Ireland squad in Canada, coming fourth in the scratch race

In Spain, Nicolas Roche finishes 28 minutes behind the solo stage winner Thibaut Pinot

Jesús Herrada takes over at the top in Spain amid a day of drama at Rás na mBan

Irish rider helps set up his BMC Racing teammate Alessandro De Marchi for the stage win

Martin leaves race at 10th stage to be with wife Jess for the birth of their twins

US rider collapses with exhaustion after finaluphill push to finish atop La Covatilla

Fifth-place finish in Arctic Race of Norway ensures he makes BMC Racing Team’s selection

Also: first international teams announced for this year’s Rás Tailteann in Drogheda

Team Wiggins cyclist has transferred his track form to the road at Volta ao Alentejo