European football’s governing body had issued instructions for the anthem not to be sung before matches.

Ireland’s Sam Bennett retained the green jersey of points leader on what was a very wet day

Bennett, who also won the second stage in Utrecht, was the fastest in the bunch sprint finish in the last stage on Dutch soil

The final of the men's 1500m will take place on Thursday

Kathriona Devereux has become the owner of a cargo bike - describing it as one of the most exciting purchases of her life!

Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Philipsen took his second victory of this Tour as he came around Dylan Groenewegen in the final few hundred metres

The 23-year-old beat fellow Dutchwoman Marianne Vos in a sprint on the Champs-Elysees

The 25-year-old finished second to his Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout Van Aert

No French rider had previously won a stage on this year’s Tour

The Tour de France Femmes begins in Paris on Sunday.

The Jumbo-Visma rider stretched his lead to three minutes 26 seconds.

The 37-year-old is now targeting the Vuelta a Espana in August.

There was nothing to separate the top two in the general classification after a slow-motion sprint on gradients of up to 16 per cent at the finish.

Concerns regarding Covid-19 was one of a number of reasons given by respondents for not using public transport more frequently

The Treaty county have succeeded in taking a historic three-in-a-row.

Nearly 200 children under the age of nine were hospitalised due to cycling crashes or accidents last year.

There was a twist in the Alps as Slovenia’s Pogacar seeks another Tour de France title

The race is back in its home country on Sunday, reaching its ninth stage

Wout van Aert claimed the win in the eighth stage of the iconic cycling race

Primoz Roglic was the biggest loser as Wout van Aert retained the yellow jersey.

The Jumbo-Visma rider went one better after finishing second in the opening three stages.

Garda Inspector Niall Flood was thrown from his bike in the collision with a car

The 23-year-old has several achievements in his sights if he can wear yellow in Paris on July 24.

A women’s edition of cycling’s biggest race has been top of the wish-list for many riders for a long time

A women’s edition of cycling’s biggest race has been top of the wishlist for many riders for so long.

The policy effectively bars any transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women's events

Kathriona Devereux shares three good reasons for people to get on a bike.

Despite what they may assume, cyclists have absolutely no right to ride along pedestrian footpaths frightening and endangering walkers, so says Ailin Quinlan in her weekly column

ANDREW DESMOND, a ‘Citizen Cyclist’, explains why an electric bike can be a godsend for people who want to cycle through the city — especially those living high in the northside

HUGH McCARTHY was full of good intentions about the environment, and four years ago he took the plunge and bought a bike. Here he presents a brilliant guide for Echo readers on how to go about buying a bicycle, as well as providing tips and advice, plus ideas for great places to cycle around Cork