Manon de Boer (NWVG-Uplus), the Dutch rider who won Rs na mBan overall 12 months ago, showed her class at the finish of stage today when she proved too strong for the opposition on The Rower after 104km of racing. Small gaps opened on the incline to the chequered flag with double stage winner, and []The post De Boer pulls trigger on The Rower, Lenehan best of Irish at Rs na mBan appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

After a rough twelve months filled with crashes and disappointment, Eddie Dunbar has soared at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. In one of his best ever displays, the Irishman attacked from the Red Jersey group on the final climb of stage 20, soloing to a stunning, second stage win of the Spanish Grand Tour...

Eddie Dunbar wins another Stage, Stage 20 La Vuelta 2024https://www.irishcyclingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/eddie2.mp4The post Video Eddie Dunbar wins another Stage, Stage 20 La Vuelta 2024 appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.

Throughout the Vuelta a Espaa, the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the race.Joo Almeida (UAE Tea...

Eddie Dunbar was already set to come out of Vuelta 2024 with a lot to show for his efforts; his stage 11 win and a very strong general classification ride getting him back on track after being hit by a series of crashes over the last couple of years. But today on the climb of []The post Eddie Dunbars incredible Vuelta win | This one definitely feels sweeter appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

The Vuelta a Espaa will come to a close this Sunday in Madrid. The riders will tackle the final time-trial in Madrid; the overall classification has a known winner unless something shocking happens but the stage is open for many riders.The race ends in Madrid again this year but not with a stage s...

Killian OBrien has once again underlined his status as one of the very best juniors in the country, and a man to closely watch in the years ahead, by taking a very strong win in Italy today after an epic breakaway ride. OBrien, a former Orwell Wheeler riding for the Czech team Veleka this season, []The post Killian OBrien (18) takes impressive win in Italy after epic breakaway ride appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Rs na mBan 2024 Stage 4 Full Results & Photos Ras na mBan 7/9/2024Stage 4 Kilkenny The RowerManon de Boer of the NWVG-uplus team wins todays stagePic : Lorraine OSullivanGriffin holds General Classification lead going into final day2023 Rs na mBan winner Manon de Boer put in a dominant performance to secure her first stage win of this years race in Co. Kilkenny this afternoon. The Dutch rider powered up the final metres of the finishing climb to The Rower to cross the line ahead of American Heidi Franz in second, with Marine Lenehan the best of the Irish in third.Overall leader Mia Griffin finished in 17th place, in a group four seconds down on De Boer, which was enough to keep hold of the magenta jersey with only tomorrows two stages remaining.An overcast day greeted the riders as they assembled at the Hoban Hotel in Kilkenny City for the start of the final road stage of this years race, with the peloton taking on a 101 kilometre test featuring three categorised climbs, including two ascents of the final rise to The Rower.The early part of the stage saw little in the way of action at the front of the race, as riders largely saved their resources for the efforts to come.That initial lull was to be short-lived, however, with a long uncategorised drag out of Inistioge providing opportunities for a series of attacks and counter-attacks, most notably from Monarch Racings Chloe Mauvais. Her solo attack was ended with the first ascent Queen of the Mountains climb of The Rower resulting in an upping of the pace from the main bunch, with the charge led by QOM leader Lucy Lee (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) and Manon de Boer (NWVG-Uplus) in a resumption of their race-long duel for the QOM jersey. De Boer crested the summit ahead of Lee on this occasion, leaving the two tied on points with two climbs remaining.The intermediate sprint followed soon after, with Grace Reynolds (Brother UK-OnForm) taking the three bonus seconds, ahead of Frederikke Aafeldt (Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark) who claimed two seconds, with DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UKs Caoimhe OBrien reducing the margin to teammate and overall leader Griffin by taking one bonus second.With around 50 riders remaining at the head of the race with some 40 kilometres to go, Rosan Koper (Team Noord Holland), Annamarie Lipp (Torelli) and Iris Mulder (WV De Jonge Renner) clipped off the front, quickly opening a gap of 42 seconds on the main bunch approaching the second QOM climb of the day at Coppenagh.Once again, however, the QOM classification contest dictated proceedings on the climb, with De Boer and Lee moving to the head of the main group to push the pace, neutralising the breakaway in the process. De Boers dominance on the stage was starting to become evident by this point, with the Dutch national champion for riders without a contract repeating the outcome of the previous QOM to take the maximum points, moving her into the provisional lead of the Queen of the Mountains classification, with Lee summitting in second place.Around 30 riders remained at the head of the race by the summit of Coppenagh, with another series of attacks punctuating the final 20 kilometres of the race.It would all come back together for the final rise to The Rower, however, culminating in De Boer showing her power to secure the stage victory over her rivals. Heidi Franz (Monarch Racing) followed just one second behind, with a strong performance from Marine Lenehan (Dan Morrissey-Primor by Pissei) giving her the third spot on the podium.De Boers winning margin, plus the 10 second time bonus for the victory, moves her up to third in the general classification, and she now sits just 12 seconds behind leader Griffin with two stages remaining.The Dutch rider also secures the IVCA Wicklow 200 Queen of the Mountains classification with her success today, with no categorised climbs in the final two stages.The lead of the Cycling Ireland Points Classification is also retained by Griffin, as is her hold at the top of the Kilkenny County Council Best Irish Rider standings.The Sport Ireland Best Young Rider remains Caoimhe OBrien, who also sits second on General Classification at 11 seconds.Tomorrows final stage sees a 2.5 kilometre time trial around Kilkenny Castle in the morning, with the afternoon criterium around the City Centre staging the finale of this years Rs na mBan.Photos by Lorraine OSullivan [See image gallery at www.irishcyclingnews.com] Stage Results & ClassificationsThe post Rs na mBan 2024 Stage 4 Full Results & Photos appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.

Throughout the 2024 Vuelta a Espaa there will be many riders to withdraw from the race, for several different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the Spanish Grand Tour as well as list out a few of the main crashes and health issues that take place during the race.Nothing to note.Dyla...

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana is not going to end as Mikel Landa would've hoped, far from it. After the Soudal - Quick-Step (T-Rex Quick-Step for this edition of the Spanish Grand Tour) disaster on stage 18, the Basque was left out of the overall, and tried to go for the win on the Picn Blanco queen sta...