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Belgium's Wout van Aert celebrates his stage victory

Van Aert claims opening Critérium du Dauphiné stage

Belgian Wout van Aert claimed the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné where Irish pair Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche were nestled within the bunch for the uphill finish.

Cycling • 12 Aug 20

Nicholas Roche to take part in a 10th Tour de France

Irish cyclist Nicholas Roche has confirmed that he will be competing in the Tour de France for a 10th time, riding for Team Sunweb.

Cycling • 02 Jul 20

Roche is aiming to appear at the next year's Olympic Games

Nicolas Roche still hopeful of some action in 2020

Nicolas Roche tells RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport that the UCI, cycling's governing body, should do everything they can to have some competitions take place before the end of the year.

Cycling • 03 May 20

Nicolas Roche had hoped to compete again before the end of season

Test reveals Roche fractured his kneecap

Nicolas Roche, who was forced to abandon the Vuelta a Espana after a heavy crash on stage six, will be sidelined for longer than expected after tests revealed he had suffered a fractured left patella.

Cycling • 04 Sep 19

Alejandro Valverde crosses the line in Mas de la Costa

Valverde takes the stage, Lopez reclaims lead at Vuelta

World champion Alejandro Valverde finished strongest on an unforgiving summit finish to win stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday while Miguel Angel Lopez reclaimed the leaders' red jersey after coming third.

Cycling • 30 Aug 19

Nicolas Roche has crashed out of La Vuelta

Roche hospitalised as crash ends Vuelta involvement

Ireland's Nicolas Roche was taken to hospital after being involved in a huge crash on stage six of the Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 29 Aug 19

Miguel Angel Lopez has taken over the leader's red jersey

Roche down to fifth overall after battling Vuelta ride

Nicolas Roche slipped down to fifth overall after a gritty ride in the fifth stage of La Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday.

Cycling • 28 Aug 19

Fabio Jakobsen and Sam Bennett push for the line and it was the Dutchman who secured the stage win

Bennett pipped on line - Roche remains in red at Vuelta

Sam Bennett was the width of a bicycle tyre away from winning his second consecutive stage at the Vuelta, however, the Carrick-on-Suir native had to settle for second place.

Cycling • 27 Aug 19

Sam Bennett, wearing the Irish national champion's jersey, maintained his excellent season with a stage win in Alicante

Watch: Bennett sprints to stage win as Roche leads race

Sam Bennett and Nicolas Roche made history at the Vuelta, with the former winning the stage, while the latter held on to the leader's jersey.

Cycling • 26 Aug 19

Nicolas Roche leads at the Vuelta a Espana after Stage 2

Ireland's Nicolas Roche leads Vuelta after Stage 2

Nicolas Roche has taken the race lead after Stage 2 of Vuelta a Espana in Calpe this afternoon.

Cycling • 25 Aug 19

Team Sunweb finished third on the first stage of the Vuelta

Strong Vuelta start for Roche and Bennett

Nicolas Roche and Sam Bennett both made a decent start to the 2019 Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 24 Aug 19

Good finish for Roche as Trentin takes Tour stage

Matteo Trentin won stage 17 of the Tour de France from the breakaway in Gap as Mitchelton-Scott collected their fourth victory of the race.

Cycling • 24 Jul 19

Yates takes stage as fight for yellow jersey heats up

Simon Yates soloed to his second Tour de France victory of the week on stage 15 to the Prat d'Albis as Julian Alaphilippe finally cracked and the fight for yellow came alive behind.

Cycling • 21 Jul 19

Alaphilippe stays in control after stunning time trial

Julian Alaphilippe produced the time trial of his life at the Tour de France to extend his lead in the yellow jersey with victory on stage 13 in Pau.

Cycling • 19 Jul 19

Caleb Ewan (l) got home ahead Dylan Groenewegen

Aussie takes Tour stage win as Alaphilippe still leads

Caleb Ewan's first career Tour de France stage win came by the narrowest of margins as the Australian edged out Dylan Groenewegen in Toulouse.

Cycling • 17 Jul 19

Nicolas Roche: "They were killing me on the flats."

Nicolas Roche takes sixth in pulsating Tour stage

Ireland's Nicolas Roche held on for sixth in a scorching ninth stage of the Tour de France, on a day the breakaway prospered.

Cycling • 14 Jul 19

Thomas De Gendt of Belgium and Team Lotto Soudal celebrates his stage win

Alaphilippe reclaims yellow, Thomas caught up in crash

Thomas De Gendt soloed to victory on stage eight of the Tour de France in Saint Etienne as Julian Alaphilippe regained the yellow jersey and Geraint Thomas survived a dramatic crash which snapped team-mate Gianni Moscon's bike in half.

Cycling • 13 Jul 19

Dylan Teuns was the top dog on one of the most challenging stages of this year's Tour de France

Teuns wins gruelling sixth stage; Ciccone takes yellow

Belgian Dylan Teuns won the sixth stage of the Tour de France, a 160.5-km ride from Mulhouse as Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche enjoyed contrasting days on the general classification.

Cycling • 11 Jul 19

Italy's Elia Viviani reacts to his stage victory

Viviani digs in to earn maiden Tour de France stage win

Italy's Elia Viviani won the fourth stage of the Tour de France, a 213.5-km flat ride from Reims on Tuesday.

Cycling • 09 Jul 19

Julian Alaphilippe earned his 11th victory of the year

Alaphilippe wins third stage to take Tour control

Julian Alaphilippe soloed to victory on stage three of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey off Mike Teunissen.

Cycling • 08 Jul 19

Nicolas Roche: "I need to save energy on some days in order to go deeper on others."

Roche heading towards Tour de France 'no man's land'

Nicolas Roche has joked to being "a bit worried" going into the start of the Tour de France this weekend in an unfamiliar role.

Cycling • 04 Jul 19

Nicolas Roche has been named in named in Team Sunweb's eight-man line-up

Roche geared up to go for Tour de France stage success

Nicolas Roche has been given another chance to win his first Tour de France stage after the Irishman was named in Team Sunweb's eight-man line-up for the sport's biggest race.

Cycling • 28 Jun 19

Alexey Lutsenko of Astana Pro Team Kazakhstan celebrates his stage victory

Nicolas Roche on the rise at Tour of Turkey

Alexey Lutsenko claimed victory on the hilltop finish at Selcuk on stage 4 of the 2018 Tour of Turkey, getting the better of Diego Ulissi in the final dash to the line, with Nicolas Roche taking fifth to leapfrog Sam Bennett on the general classification.

Cycling • 12 Oct 18