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Nicolas Roche lies 16th overall in La Vuelta

Roche third as Oliveira wins Vuelta stage 13

Portuguese Nelson Oliveira of the Lampre-Merida team caught his breakaway companions off guard to win the 13th stage of La Vuelta on Friday, while Ireland's Nicolas Roche finished third to continue his strong performance on the third grand tour of the year.

Cycling • 04 Sep 15

Dan Martin is third in the Vuelta a Espana. He will transfer to Etixx-QuickStep next season

Martin and Roche maintain strong Vuelta start

Ireland's Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche remain third and fourth overall in the Vuelta a Espana following Friday’s seventh stage.

Cycling • 28 Aug 15

Caleb Ewan crosses the line to claim his first Grand Tour stage win

Roche and Martin in top 4 as Ewan takes stage

Australian youngster Caleb Ewan surprised some of the more seasoned sprinters by surging to victory in the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain on Wednesday as his Orica team mate Esteban Chaves lost the overall lead to Tom Dumoulin.

Cycling • 26 Aug 15

Nicolas Roche is having a great first week and has moved to within 12 seconds of the Vuelta lead

Roche pipped to stage victory & closes Vuelta gap

Nicolas Roche is just 12 seconds off the overall lead in the Vuelta a Espana after producing another impressive finish on Tuesday.

Cycling • 25 Aug 15

Nicolas Roche lies third overall in la Vuelta

Roche and Martin third and fourth in Vuelta

Irish duo Nicolas Roche (Sky) and Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) have finished third and fourth in stage two of la Vuelta a Espana and have assumed the same positions in the general classification.

Cycling • 23 Aug 15

Nicolas Roche was also part of the Sky roster for the 2015 Tour de France

Nicolas Roche to compete for Sky in Vuelta

Ireland's Nicolas Roche has been included on the Team Sky roster for the upcoming Vuelta a Espana.

Cycling • 17 Aug 15

Nicolas Roche (l) and Lance Armstrong (r) pictured during stage eight of the 2009 Tour de France

Roche says cycling now cleaner than Armstrong era

Former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche is adamant there is no comparison between cycling during Lance Armstrong’s time and today’s races.

Cycling • 23 Jul 15

Nicolas Roche will compete for Sky in Le Tour

Nicolas Roche to ride for Sky in Tour de France

Nicolas Roche has been included in the Team Sky squad for the Tour de France, however, compatriot Philip Deignan has missed out on selection.

Cycling • 29 Jun 15

Rui Costa (R) rides in a breakaway ahead of Alejandro Valverde (L), Vincenzo Nibali (2ndL) and Tony Gallopin (3rdL)

Vincenzo Nibali leads the Dauphine

Defending Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali leads the Criterium du Dauphine after finishing second in stage six.

Cycling • 12 Jun 15

France's Thibaut Pinot, of FDJ cycling team, celebrates after winning the fifth stage of the Tour de Romandie

Pinot climbs to victory as Zakarin takes over lead

FDJ's Thibaut Pinot took victory on the queen stage of the Tour de Romandie as second-placed Ilnur Zakarin took over the yellow jersey.

Cycling • 02 May 15

Team Sky en route to winning today's team time-trial

Team Sky win Romandie stage as Thomas takes yellow

Geraint Thomas claimed the yellow jersey as Team Sky narrowly beat Orica-GreenEdge in the opening team time-trial of the Tour de Romandie.

Cycling • 29 Apr 15

Richie Porte has won the Volta a Catalunya

Richie Porte victorious in Volta a Catalunya

Team Sky's Richie Porte clinched the Volta a Catalunya title on Sunday to add to his success at Paris-Nice earlier this year.

Cycling • 29 Mar 15

Australia's Richie Porte (left) won as Nicolas Roche (second left) finished 28th overall

Roche 28th as Porte takes second Paris-Nice

Nicolas Roche finished 28th as Australian Richie Porte claimed his second Paris-Nice title on Sunday thanks to a commanding ride in the final stage, an uphill individual time trial to the Col d'Eze.

Cycling • 15 Mar 15

Nicolas Roche will ride as a lieutenant for Chris Froome at Team Sky next season

Roche: Team Sky move will help me to progress

Nicolas Roche feels his move to Team Sky from Tinkoff-Saxo will hopefully take him to the next level on the road.

Cycling • 07 Oct 14

Nicolas Roche will support Chris Froome's bid for Tour de France glory

Nicolas Roche joins Team Sky for 2015

Team Sky has announced the signing of Nicolas Roche as one of five new names for 2015.

Cycling • 30 Sep 14

Dylan Van Baarle in action during today's time trial

Van Baarle secures Tour of Britain title

Dylan van Baarle sealed victory in the Tour of Britain after finishing safely in the peloton on the final stage. Ireland's Nicolas Roche was fifth overall.

Cycling • 14 Sep 14

Alex Dowsett takes over the yellow jersey

Dowsett takes lead, Roche remains fourth

Movistar's Alex Dowsett stormed into the race lead of the Friend's Life Tour of Britain as Matthias Brandle collected his second consecutive stage victory, while Nicolas Roche remains in fourth place overall.

Cycling • 12 Sep 14

The peloton make their way up the final 100m to the submit of Hay Tor during stage five from Exmouth to Exeter

Roche stays in fourth at Tour of Britain

Nicolas Roche remains in fourth place at the Tour of Britain after finishing ninth on today’s fifth stage.

Cycling • 11 Sep 14

The peloton leave the start of stage four of the 2014 Tour of Britain from Worcester to Bristol

Kwiatkowski claims stage and Tour of Britain lead

Nicolas Roche slipped to fourth place in the Tour of Britain as Michal Kwiatkowski seized the race lead by stealing a stunning stage four victory in Bristol.

Cycling • 10 Sep 14

Nico Roche is in 43rd place of 166 riders in the Tour de France

Roche: Race for podium is Le Tour highlight

Ireland's Nicolas Roche feels that the race for podium places, not the yellow jersey, is the highlight of this year's Tour de France.

Cycling • 24 Jul 14

Rafal Majka roars in delight as he crosses the finish line

Majka marches to victory in the Pyrenees

Poland's Rafal Majka claimed his second victory of the 2014 Tour de France on stage 17 as Vincenzo Nibali further enhanced his hold on the race leader's yellow jersey.

Cycling • 23 Jul 14

Tony Gallopin crosses the finish line as the peloton fails to chase him down

Gallopin gallops to victory in Le Tour's stage 11

France's Tony Gallopin held off a charging peloton to claim victory on stage 11 of the Tour de France in Oyonnax, while Ireland's Nicolas Roche was awarded the prize for the stage's most aggressive rider.

Cycling • 16 Jul 14

Nicolas Roche was pivotal in attempting to keep his team captain in the Tour de France

Roche reveals details of Contador crash

Nicolas Roche has revealed that he gave his bike to Saxo-Tinkoff team leader Alberto Contador in a bid to help his team captain stay in the Tour de France.

Cycling • 15 Jul 14