The Vuelta a Andaluca 2026 is already in the books. For Movistar Team, it marked a return to an overall classification win after three years. The Spanish squad celebrated Ivn Romeos triumph, sealed in the yellow jersey with a strong ride on the final stage, defending his lead after an attack from...

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The final stage of the Volta ao Algarve delivered excitement and tested the GC contenders to the maximum. Joo Almeida and Oscar Onley weren't able to bring in the results they hoped for in the Alto do Malho, but both of them have shown a very high level which is a great sign for the months to come...

Team Visma | Lease a Bike are going through an incredibly hard period, having lost Simon Yates and Fem van Empel in a matter of weeks to retirement; and now having almost all of their leaders injured or having had to abandon competition due to crashes. Today at the Vuelta a Andalucia, Christophe Lap...

Comment & Analysis: Despite repeated claims from some that MetroLink will not be integrated or is disconnected, MetroLink will connect directly to many bus routes, a number of Luas stops and to two Dart stations, including at the planned new Glasnevin interchange station (pictured above).MetroLink connects to bus routes directly or very close by at nearly every station. This includes bus routes on arterial roads, orbital bus routes, and regional and intercity coach routes at Dublin Airport.In terms of Luas, MetroLink will connect directly to the Luas Green Line at two stations, Charlemont and OConnell Street; at two other stations, St Stephens Green and Tara, it will be a short walk to other Green Line stops; and at OConnell Street and Tara stations, the Luas Red Line will also be a short walk away.MetroLink will also link directly with Dart at two stations Tara Street station and the new planned combined Metro and Dart Glasnevin station, which will link MetroLink to Dart services from Maynooth, M3 Parkway (and eventually Navan), and Hazelhatch and Celbridge.Something that seems little understood among the general public is how much MetroLink and Dart+, the programme to expand Dart services, complement each other. Tara Street will be a key interchange between Dart and Metro services, but the planned Glasnevin station, just north of Phibsborough along the Royal Canal, is probably even more important in providing connections from Dart+ routes into the core city centre.IMAGE: A map showning Luas Green Line in green, Luas Red Line in red, MetroLink in dark red, and Dart lines in purple. Thanks to the TFI 90 Minute Fare, Dubliners have become more accustomed to switching buses, but connecting between high-frequency rail services can be even easier and is generally more reliable.With Dart+ services from the westren lines, only some services will go as far as Connolly, Grand Canal Dock, or beyond (see this draft service diagram). Because of capacity constraints at Connolly, many services on different lines will terminate at a new Docklands station (closer to the river and the Luas line than the current one). For people wanting to reach the OConnell Street or St Stephens Green areas, the new Glasnevin Station will allow for a next-to-seamless and indoor transfer from Dart services to MetroLink.MetroLink does not connect directly to Heuston or Connolly, as it would be very hard to serve either station and also the core city centre effectively or economically. But the connection via Glasnevin will provide more capacity, with trains running up to every 7.5 minutes between Glasnevin and Connolly and around every 9 minutes to Heuston.Its worth looking at how much MetroLink connects to other modes at each stop:CharlemontAt its southern stop, MetroLink will connect directly to the Luas Green Line. City buses will be under 200 metres away on the Ranelagh Road, on the E Spine will be around 400 metres away, Leeson St Upper, and the A Spine around 500 metres away on the Rathmines Road. The planned orbital O route will be about 400 metres away.Charlemont is just across the canal from the Grand Canal Cycleway.IMAGE: The entrances to the Charlemont Metro stop showing in dark red circles with the letter M in white, with the Luas Green Line shown in green and back lines showing the walking routes to nearby bus stops.IMAGE: The proposed BusConnects network showing the Charlemont Luas stop the MetroLink station will be beside it.St Stephens GreenThe St Stephens Green station will be within 400m of the Luas Green Line without crossing any roads, while the A, E, and F Spines will run beside the station. A number of other routes will also run beside the station.IMAGE: A green asterisks the Northwood MetroLink station on the map showing the current planned BusConnect network.TaraAt Tara, MetroLink will connect directly with Dart services at Tara Street, which will be almost directly above the metro station. It will also be within around 300-400m of Luas stops and within walking distance of all Spine routes in the city centre.IMAGE: MetroLink shown in dark red with OConnell Street station north of the river and the Tara station south of it. The Luas Green Line (green), Luas Red Line (red), and Dart services (purple) are shown with only the nearest stops/stations shown.OConnell StreetMetroLinks OConnell Street station is directly across from the northbound Luas Green Line stop and 270m from the Southbound Luas stop. It is also less than 400 metres from the Luas Red Line stop at Abbey Street. It will also have a very large number of bus stops close by.MaterThe Mater station will connect to local bus routes to Cabra and will be within 300m of the orbital O route, which is planned to circle around the edge of the city centre, and it will be around 400m from the F, A and E Spines on BusConnects routes.GlasnevinGlasnevin will be a key interchange station on the northern fringe of the city centre. MetroLink and planned Dart services serving the Maynooth and Kildare lines (Dart+ South and South West) will share the same station. This station also provides for a possible interchange with Sligo intercity trains. Outside the door will be the E and F bus Spines, and the Royal Canal Greenway will run beside the station.Griffith Park Griffith Park station will directly connect with the E Spine buses and the Tolka River GreenwayCollins Avenue Outside the Collins Ave station (marked in the yellow asterisks in the image below), there will be a direct connection with the E Spine, while the station will be 200m from the N4 orbital bus route (between Blanchardstown and the Docklands via Clontarf) and a little further to the A3 spine branch.IMAGE: A yellow asterisks the Collins Ave MetroLink station on the map showing the current planned BusConnect network. BallymunThis station is mainly to serve the centre of Ballymun, but will also connect directly with the E Spine and N6 orbital route (between Finglas and Donaghmede).NorthwoodThe station at Northwood (unlike the previous Metro North plans) will be directly under the road with exits on both sides of the road, offering an easy connection to the E1 route.Here, there is also good potential for bus stops for the E1 to be located within 200-250 metres from the station, and for the F1 route to be extended to interchange with MetroLink. In the longer term, Luas Finglas could be extended to interchange with MetroLink at this point too. IMAGE: A yellow asterisks the Northwood MetroLink station on the map showing the current planned BusConnect network. Dublin AirportAt Dublin Airport, there will be connections to the A2, the N8 orbital (Blanchardstown to Clongriffin via the M50), local bus routes, and intercity coaches to a wide range of destinations across the country and Northern Ireland.IMAGE: A map showing the current planned BusConnect network. The MetroLink station will be just right (east) of the white square, which marks the bus interchange at the airport. FostertownConnections with A4 and local bus routes.Swords CentralThere will be direct connections to local bus routes, which will link other parts of Swords and Malahide to MetroLink.Seatown.Simuarlly here there will be connections to local bus routes.EstuaryThis will be the final stop, with a Park and Ride for motorists from North County Dublin and beyond. There is potential for bus routes serving Balabridgen, Skerries, Rush and Lusk to directly serve the Estuary station.

The Volta ao Algarve 2026 concluded this Sunday with a decisive fifth stage in which Juan Ayuso had to defend the yellow jersey. The route featured a double ascent of the Alto do Malho, the final 2.6-kilometre climb at 9% average, where the Spaniard covered every move and went on to win the stage...

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Stage 5 of the Volta ao Algarve is always a difficult day as the peloton goes through the Alto do Malho and the surrounding hills; but Lidl-Trek has done a perfect job. The team protected Juan Ayuso is a stage that was attacked hard; and the Spaniard sealed the overall win with a stage win atop the...

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Paul Lapeira has taken the victory at the Tour des Alpes Maritimes, an important triumph for Decathlon CMA CGM Team who continue to hold strong momentum in a month of February where they have taken several meaningful wins. The start of the race, with some of the race's toughest climbs, was quite ha...