Roche to join Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche is to join the Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank team, leaving Ag2r.
Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche is to join the Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank team, leaving Ag2r.
Nicolas Roche will be the only non-Frenchman in the AG2R-La Mondiale team for this year's Tour de France.
Irishman Nicolas Roche of the AG2R-La Mondiale team won the 162km third stage of the Tour of Beijing, the hilliest in the race, as Germany's Tony Martin held on to the overall lead.
Irish rider Nicolas Roche will lead the AG2R team in the forthcoming Tour of Spain the French outfit have confirmed.
Nicolas Roche reflects on his performance in the 2010 Tour de France and being awarded a new contract with the AG2R-La-Mondiale team.
Ireland's Nicolas Roche has signed a new deal with French cycling team AG2R-La-Mondiale, following a successful display in the Tour de France.
Nicolas Roche looks forward to this year's Tour De France, where he will compete with AG2R.
Irish champion Nicolas Roche is hoping a rest day on the Tour de France Monday helps him refill his tank ahead of key stages where he will be expected to play a support role for AG2R.
Ireland's Nicolas Roche moved a step closer to securing a place on the Ag2r la Mondiale squad for the Tour de France today when he placed an excellent sixth on the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in France.
After two stages of the 2.1-ranked Giro del Trentino, Philip Deignan is showing further signs that he is coming into form.
AG2R Prévoyance professional Mark Scanlon showed a welcome return to form when he placed eighth in the bunch sprint which decided yesterday's third stage of the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.
AG2R Prévoyance professional Mark Scanlon showed he is on the way back after a below-par 2005 season with a strong ride in yesterday's Het Volk semi-classic in Belgium.
The Ag2R team of Mark Scanlon and Philip Deignan will be forced to rely on wild card concessions to gain entry to many of cycling's top events next season, including the Tour de France and the Classics.
Ireland's Mark Scanlon played a critical role in helping AG2R team-mate Jean-Patrick Nazon win today's third stage from Waterloo in Belgium to Wasquehal in France.
Irish cyclist Mark Scanlon will compete in this year's Tour de France with the Ag2R Prevoyance team.
Philip Deignan has become the latest Irish rider to secure a professional contract, the 20-year-old climber inking a deal to race with the French Ag2R Prevoyance team next season.
Ag2r professional Mark Scanlon rode well on today's second stage of the Jacobs Creek Tour Down Under in Australia.
Two of Ireland's top cyclists will get their season underway in next month's prestigious Tour Down Under in Australia. Ag2R's Mark Scanlon and Ciarán Power on the Navigators team will line out in the 2.3 ranked race.
Sligo cyclist Mark Scanlon has been told by team bosses that he could race in this year's Tour de France.
Cycling Ireland has confirmed that Ag2r professional Mark Scanlon will spearhead the Hibernian Team Ireland squad's campaign at the 2003 world road race championships in Canada next month.