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| Books LLC : Olympic Cyclists of Ireland: Stephen Roche, David O'loughlin, Nicolas Roche, Philip Deignan, David Mccann, Paul Kimmage, Martin Earley | |
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Olympic Cyclists of Ireland: Stephen Roche, David O'loughlin, Nicolas Roche, Philip Deignan, David Mccann, Paul Kimmage, Martin Earley |
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English |
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Paperback |
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62 |
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2010-09-15 |
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1155880382 |
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Books LLC |
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0.23 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.12 inches |
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Chapters: Stephen Roche, David O'loughlin, Nicolas Roche, Philip Deignan, David Mccann, Paul Kimmage, Martin Earley, Mark Scanlon, Ciarán Power. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 60. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Stephen Roche (born 28 November 1959 in Dundrum near Dublin, Ireland) is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship. Roche's rise coincided with that of fellow Irishman Sean Kelly although the two were never team-mates. Although one of the finest cyclists of his generation and admired for his pedalling style, he struggled with knee injuries and never contended in the Grand Tours post-1987. He had 58 professional wins. On completion of his apprenticeship as a machinist in a Dublin dairy and following a successful amateur career in Ireland with the "Orwell Wheelers" club coached by Noel O'Neill of Dundrum (including a win in the Rás Tailteann in 1979), Roche joined the ACBB Boulogne-Billancourt amateur team in Paris to prepare for the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow. Soon after his arrival Roche won the amateur Paris-Roubaix, escaping with Dirk Demol and sprinting to victory on the track at Roubaix. Roche was told by his directeur sportif that if he did not win he 'would be sent home to Ireland that day. Although he also finished on the podium at the early-season prestigious Paris - Ezy, a knee injury caused by a poorly fitted shoe plate led to a disappointing ride in Moscow, where he finished 45th. However, on return to France, August to October saw Roche win 19 races. That led to a contract with the Peugeot professional cycling team for 1981. Roche scored his...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=355514
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