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What if the Tour of Ireland were a soccer match, hat-trick hero Mark Cavendish would have the match ball tucked under his race leader’s yellow jersey. First Waterford, then Loughrea and yesterday Seapoint in Galway have witnessed the scintillating sprinting exploits of the turbo-charged Team Columbia rider.

Pictures by John Pierce, PhotoSport International:

On the flat, Cavendish is to [...]

CYCLING-Another gruelling day through the Irish countryside and another tour de force from sprint king Mark Cavendish.
The Isle of Man competitor and four times Tour de France stage winner has carved a niche for himself  in the Irish equivalent with stage  victory number two after yesterday’s cycle from Thurles to Loughrea over 158kms. Not since Sean [...]

CYCLING- Sprint king Mark Cavendish added to his blue-chip reputation yesterday with a stunning success on the Waterford quays after a gripping first stage of  the Tour of Ireland. Teed up by his teammates in Team Columbia, the world’s top ranked outfit, Manxman Cavendish unleash his turbo-charged power to grab both stage honours and the golden fleece [...]

CYCLING-Mark Cavendish, the fastest sprinter in world cycling, leads an all-star cast for the  Tour of Ireland supported by Failte Ireland which wheels into action from Dublin’s docklands today (Wednesday).
The Isle of Man speed merchant recently won four stages on the Tour de France and can add to his glowing reputation over the course of the five-stage 900km [...]

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has officially confirmed Australia has been awarded a second starting place in the men’s road time trial for the Olympic Games. Cycling Australia was notified earlier this week of the offer and after discussions with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has officially accepted the position.
Australia had qualified only one place [...]

Preliminary details of the 2008 Kerry Youth Tour were announced in Killorglin on Today.  The race, which is the largest of its kind in Ireland or Great Britain, is now in its tenth year and continues to grow.  The Kerry Youth Tour is a major item in the calendar for all Irish and British youth [...]

David McQuaid has taken over the running of the Irish based Pezula Racing cycling team. McQuaid moved in to secure the future of the team, currently on race duty in the Tour of Quinghai Lake, after the withdrawal of funding by team owner Declan O’Loughlin. McQuaid runs DMC Sports Ireland, distributing bikes and components to [...]

Tinkoff Credit Systems (Russia), MTN Energade (South Africa) and Team Type 1 (USA) are the latest of the teams to be announced for the Tour of Ireland professional cycle race sponsored by Fáilte Ireland which starts at Grand Canal Square in Dublin’s Docklands on 27th August.

Tinkoff Credit Systems are sending a balanced team of experienced [...]

The world’s leading compression garment to help Aussie Cyclists recover faster
Recovery is a key component of performance for Australia’s cyclists who are set to benefit from the latest technology with the announcement today of Skins™ as Cycling Australia’s Official Supplier of Compression and Recovery Garments.
The partnership will involve Skins™ supplying its state-of-the-art compression and recovery [...]

Martin became the Irish national champion in June just a week after winning the Route du Sud stage race in France and will ride the five-day Tour of Ireland (August 27-31) wearing the green national champions jersey.
Millar will ride both the Tour of Ireland and eight-day Tour of Britain (September 7-14) as he builds up [...]