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Stephen Roche (/ ˈ r oʊ tʃ /; born 28 November 1959) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming the second of only two cyclists to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia general classification, plus the World road race championship ...
Sep 30, 2017 · Thirty years on from his victory in the 1987 World Championships, Stephen Roche still finds it hard to believe that he came out on top at the end of that wet September day in Villach, Austria.
Jan 11, 2023 · We decided to ask Stephen Roche, who along with Eddy Merckx, are the only two elite men to have achieved cycling’s most elusive milestone. “It’s not that the riders haven’t been...
Jun 24, 2023 · Irish cyclist Stephen Roche emerged as the ultimate victor, securing his place in history as the first and only Irish rider to conquer the Tour de France.
May 4, 2014 · Stephen Roche is the only Irishman to have ever won the Giro d'Italia and with this year's race starting in Belfast and including a stage in Dublin before heading to Italy, it seems only right...
Stephen Roche had a year in 1987 that has been matched by only one rider ever – Eddy Merckx. He won the Triple Crown, winning both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia and also won the rainbow jersey as world road race champion. Roche's Tour de France win was the stuff of high drama.
May 1, 2012 · It's almost 25 years since Ireland's Stephen Roche raced to glory in the 1987 Tour de France, part of a memorable Triple Crown year that also took in the Giro d'Italia and the UCI Road World ...
Jun 22, 2020 · It was some 24 years ago, in 1987, that Irish cycling hero Stephen Roche won the Tour de France; it was his and Ireland’s only ever Tour victory — if you can actually be so blasé as to use the...
Nov 12, 2021 · In the 1980s they had produced a professional racer who was now cycling on the continent. His name was Stephen Roche. The three biggest races in the world are the Giro d'Italia (the tour of...
Stephen Roche (born 1959-11-28 in Dundrum) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Ireland, active between 1977 and 1993. His best results are winning GC Tour de France and 3 wins in GC Tour de Romandie.
