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Stephen Roche
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# the ascent
'The band was so unprepared for an Irish victor that they played God Save the Queen'
Check out this extract from Barry Ryan’s book on the rise of Irish cycling’s golden generation.
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Dec 27th 2017, 9:00 AM
# green and yellow
Patrick's Hill to Paris: The incredible story of Kelly, Roche and Irish cycling's golden era
Barry Ryan has written the definitive account.
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Oct 29th 2017, 8:00 AM
# Magnificent
A first Irish stage win at Paris-Nice for 28 years as Sam Bennett delivers career-high performance
The 26-year-old delivered a superb sprint with 150m to go.
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Mar 7th 2017, 4:40 PM
# An Post Rás
7 unforgettable moments in Irish cycling history
Cycling has produced some of Irish sport’s most high-profile days.
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May 10th 2016, 4:26 PM
# watching the wheels
Ireland's Nicolas Roche joins Team SKY for 2015 season
He makes the switch from Tinkoff-Saxo where he had been for two years.
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Sep 30th 2014, 12:15 PM
# Looking Back
17 things we learned from the Paul Kimmage 'Rough Rider' film
The documentary on the Irish journalist and whistleblower was screened on RTÉ One this evening.
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Jul 28th 2014, 11:15 PM
# Interview
Paul Kimmage: 'The game is up for the kind of journalism that I practice'
The Irish journalist is the subject of a new documentary about his troubled relationship with the sport of cycling.
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Jul 27th 2014, 10:00 AM
# Interview
‘I was taken by the fact that he's such an outsider’ - Adrian McCarthy on his upcoming Paul Kimmage film
A new film explores the Irish journalist’s crusade against doping in cycling, his relationship with Lance Armstrong and more.
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Jul 25th 2014, 8:00 AM
# moving the goalposts
Stephen Roche says Lance Armstrong should be given his Tour de France victories back
“Armstrong should stay on that list,” the Dubliner insisted.
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Jul 16th 2014, 4:36 PM
# success
Ireland's Nicolas Roche wins Route du Sud title
The star has followed in the footsteps of his cycling legend father.
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Jun 22nd 2014, 3:40 PM
# Dublin
Drumroll, please... The Grand Marshall of the Paddy's Day parade is...
He’s certainly an able spokes-man.*
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Feb 27th 2014, 12:30 PM
# hunger pains
Sean Kelly: Readers are not interested in half an autobiography about doping
The former number one cyclist in the world spoke to Second Captains about details in his book ‘Hunger’.
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Aug 20th 2013, 8:12 PM
# History
Ireland's history of Tour de France stage winners
From Shay Elliott to Sean Kelly, here are the most successful Irish participants in the world’s greatest bike race.
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Jul 8th 2013, 1:10 PM
# reflections
10 things we learned from Paul Kimmage's interview on Marian
The former cyclist and acclaimed journalist was on the RTE Radio 1 show earlier today.
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Apr 27th 2013, 9:00 PM
# Winning
'I can't believe it' - jubilant Dan Martin takes Liege classic honours
He became only the second-ever Irish cyclist to win a classic, after Sean Kelly.
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Apr 21st 2013, 5:17 PM
# Cycling
Roche on Roche: Working with Riis can turn Nicolas into a winner
“They’re guys who speak the same language, who can help him win, and help him be a better competitor.”
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Feb 23rd 2013, 3:13 PM
# Giro
'Cycling gets a raw deal' -- Stephen Roche says it's time to move on from sport's doping history
The Giro d’Italia comes to Ireland next year.
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Feb 22nd 2013, 1:49 PM
# Awards Season
Djokovic and Ennis win top European Sportsperson awards for 2012
The runners-up were double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah and a Norwegian cross-country skiier.
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Jan 3rd 2013, 3:20 PM
# photobomb
Your 'Oh, you're at Dublin Airport too' pic of the day
Fionnuala looks delighted to see the Sports Minister.
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Dec 11th 2012, 2:46 PM
# Defence
Stephen Roche: Cycling is cleaner now than it ever has been
The 1987 Tour de France winner does not want the Lance Armstrong controversy to further tarnish the reputation of the sport.
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Oct 19th 2012, 2:51 PM
# DISAPPOINTED
Nicolas Roche: Everybody cheats at some stage in some aspect of life
The Irishman was critical of cyclists, such as Lance Armstrong, that have been accused of sustained doping practices.
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Oct 12th 2012, 8:15 AM
# 5 days to go
London 2012: Introducing... Nicolas Roche
Today, Jimmy is in Paris profiling our main man on two wheels.
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Jul 22nd 2012, 3:00 PM
# TDF
The Magnificent 7: The finest battles in Tour de France history
LeMond, Roche, Fignon… they’re all here.
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Jun 29th 2012, 10:19 AM
# Click
The Snapper: When Danny Boy was the Irish national anthem at the Rugby World Cup
Photographer Billy Stickland has followed the brightest and best in the world of sport for the past four decades and has some great stories to tell.
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Jun 14th 2012, 11:28 AM
# BIG TIME
Stephen Roche, Swingball, Big Time bars: Ireland in the 1980s (pics)
From the Enniskillen bombing to the divorce referendum, from Theresa Lowe to Ray Houghton…. images of eighties Ireland.
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Jun 3rd 2012, 1:00 PM
# late late
Here's everything you missed on last night's 50th anniversary Late Late Show
If you didn’t watch, you actually missed out on a pretty brilliant show. Lucky you, though: here’s your cheat sheet.
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Jun 2nd 2012, 4:34 PM
# Yellow fever
The Magnificent Seven: Le Tour’s finest battles
As this year’s race comes to a dramatic conclusion, we look back at seven of the most memorable battles in Tour de France history.
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Jul 22nd 2011, 11:25 AM
# All in the family
The Magnificent Seven: sporting families
As Alan and Bernard Brogan prepare to help Dublin challenge for a sixth Leinster SFC title in seven years, we look back at some of sport’s greatest families.
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Jul 8th 2011, 1:00 PM
# In the saddle
Irish riders gear up for another busy weekend
Daniel Martin heads to Spain while Nicolas Roche will hope to improve on last year’s Paris-Nice performance.
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