Stephen Roche on Ben Healy: ‘The sky is the limit, and if I were him, I’d keep dreaming big’
Tour de France winner believes 24-year-old is yet to hit his prime
Stephen Roche
Irish cyclist Stephen Roche
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Irish cycling’s new kids on the block provide hope after Roche and Martin bow out
Women’s cycling scene making rapid progress in previously neglected wing of sport
Dan Martin: ‘I realised that it wasn’t the same old races I was bored of, it was just cycling’
Irish cyclist has always known the moment to go, right down to his retirement from the sport
Dan Martin to end career in style before chasing ‘exciting new challenges’ in life
One of the best Irish riders ever, he won a rare hat-trick in the three Grand Tours
Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Nicholas Roche (Cycling - road)
Roche’s father Stephen was also an Irish Olympian
Dan Martin, Roche and Dunbar confirmed for Tokyo 2020
Sam Bennett had already indicated the Tokyo course wouldn’t be to his liking
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‘Somebody is going home tonight’: Roche v Visentini at the Giro revisited
Irishman had to overcome Italian team-mate and defy the baying home crowd
Searing account of the sick soul of cycling still sadly relevant
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The 17-year-old won the junior title at this year’s World Championship in Austria
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