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		<title>Touzé&#8217;s 60kmph horror crash &#124; &#8220;My foot was next to my thigh&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Damien Touzé (Cofidis) looks set to be out of action for quite some time &#8211; his 2026 season already over &#8211; after his high-speed crash on stage 4 at the recent Tour of Oman. He hit the roadside barrier and was left in serious condition in hospital. His injuries were so extreme his wife flew [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Liam O&#8217;Brien off to strong start, with real chance at Giro di Sardinia &#124; Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Irish rider Liam O&#8217;Brien (Lidl Trek) has started strongly at Giro di Sardegna (2.1) after an opening stage that saw the gaps open as the pressure was applied on the climbs. However, the young Corkman came through that tricky test to ensure his very real hopes of a general classification result on this race are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Seamus Kennedy Memorial promotion offers four races, for all categories</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Seamus Kennedy Memorial promotion takes place in Co Meath this weekend, with no fewer than four races on offer, meaning dedicated races for all the categories. Promoted by Navan Road Club on Sunday, race headquarters is at Navan Racecourse on the Proudstown Rd, Navan, Co Meath. There will be separate races for C1, C2, C3 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Banbridge CC kick off Ulster 2026 road racing with Travers Eng Annaclone GP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ulster road racing season gets started this Saturday, February 28th, with the Annaclone GP hosted by Banbridge CC in Co Down. It is one of only two races in the opening day of the new 2026 domestic season, which should help ensure it is well supported. Two races will be hosted by Banbridge CC [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lacey Cup set to serve up intense battle in prestigious Munster opener</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the first weekend of the racing scene this weekend and that means one thing; the prestigious Lacey Cup will get the Munster season up and running. Organised by Manor West Tralee BC, the event is in its 71st year, which is an incredible achievement. The race will takes place this Sunday, March 1st, from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>No criminal charges over two drowning deaths at Youghal Ironman event</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has decided there should be no criminal charges pursued against anyone over the drowning deaths of two competitors at Youghal Ironman in 2023. It has also emerged that on the day the two men died &#8211; during the swim leg after Storm Betty &#8211; 52 competitors did not complete [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ayuso and del Toro shatter Contador and Pogačar climbing records</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) and Lidl Trek&#8217;s new Spanish signing, Juan Ayuso, both sealed their first stage race wins of the season at the weekend, by winning the final climbing stages at UAE Tour (2.UWT) and Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (2.Pro). Del Toro, though he perhaps needs a little more time, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ireland&#8217;s Willem O&#8217;Connor (20) off to very strong start with new team in France</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having taken a big step forward in his cycling career last year, Willem O&#8217;Connor has switched teams to a new French squad and has made a very strong start to his season in the tough environment of the French elite scene. He was to the fore at Plaintel-Plaintel on Sunday, a 138km national level event [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Meehan on the attack at Tour Alpes-Maritimes as Irish youngs get going</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jamie Meehan (Cofidis) was up the road at Tour des Alpes-Maritimes (1.1) today, Sunday, on a weekend when Ireland&#8217;s young Irish riders ramped up their season, some taking in their first European races of the campaign. Meehan put in a strong shift in France today, getting away shortly after the start, in an event that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stickybottle to sponsor Dublin Wheelers &#8216;Mick Lally&#8217; three-race promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Irish road racing season gets underway next Saturday, with two promotions &#8211; in Leinster and Ulster &#8211; and stickybottle.com is delighted to be sponsoring one of those, the Mick Lally Memorial by Dublin Wheelers. The sponsorship follows on from our backing of Dany Blondeel&#8217;s &#8216;Belgian Project&#8217; in recent years and also supporting the Mondello [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Del Toro is king on Jebel Hafeet as Dunbar looks stronger at UAE Tour &#124; Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) overwhelmed his UAE Tour rivals on the climb of Jebel Hafeet, to claim victory and seize the race leader&#8217;s jersey for Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious), who got the better of him on Jebel Mobrah three days ago. Though Ireland&#8217;s Eddie Dunbar (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) has not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dunwoody and O&#8217;Brien gain World Tour selection again, Meehan also in action</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having been called up from their U23 development teams to the Lidl Trek and Bahrain Victorious World Tour line-ups for AlUla Tour, Liam O&#8217;Brien and Seth Dunwoody will line out again for the top-tier selections this weekend. And this time they&#8217;ll swap the heat and sand of the Saudi desert for the cooler conditions of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ireland&#8217;s Townsend in contention for Grand Tour debut after Giro news</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Irish road race champion, Rory Townsend, and his Unibet Rose Rockets team mates may have seen their Tour de France dream dashed, for this year, but they are now confirmed for Giro d&#8217;Italia. The ProContinental team, which has made an impact on the road and with its social media output in recent years, is likely [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Irish road racing season&#8217;s first weeks &#124; All the events now open for business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With just over a week to go to the start of the season, it&#8217;s a great time for rattle through the first weeks of the 2026 road campaign. In this piece we outline what races are on &#8211; when and where &#8211; and which riders they are open to for the first weeks of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>UAE allocates motorbike protection to Pogačar out training after hostile incident</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogačar is one of a number of riders who have complained of incidents with other cyclists while they&#8217;re been getting their pre-season training in. And now his UAE Team Emirates XRG squad has put in place security measures to protect him. A motorbike rider is being placed behind Pogačar, and other riders, when he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jakobsen crashes heavily as tyre, insert blown off mini hook rims &#124; Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Milan (Lidl Trek) won stage 4 of UAE Tour into Fujairah in a bunch sprint, taking victory from Ethan Vernon (NSN Cycling Team) &#8211; led out by Ireland&#8217;s Ryan Mullen. The stage winner&#8217;s kid brother, Matteo Milan (Groupama-FDJ United), was 3rd on a day of no change in the overall. However, while Milan emerged [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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