Tag Archives: Roche

UCI World Championships selection criteria

August 9, 2011

The number of riders that each country are allowed to select to take part in the World Championships is most certainly not straightforward. So the following is an attempt to shed some light on how many riders Ireland can expect … Continue reading →

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Green jersey points breakdown: Is the system actually geared towards Cavendish?

July 19, 2011

Stephen Roche wrote in an article yesterday that he thought it would be an interesting exercise to calculate who would be leading the green jersey competition if the intermediate sprints were ignored and the points were assigned on the stage … Continue reading →

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The Tour de France for stats geeks

June 30, 2011

Alberto Contador is aiming to win his fourth Tour de France. Should he be successful he will leave the company of Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg LeMond and be in a category of his own just behind Jacques Anquetil, … Continue reading →

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L’affaire Roche et Gadret

June 7, 2011

John Gadret and Nicolas Roche don’t get on. There have been diplomatic comments coming from both of them in the past few days. Gadret has said he would be willing to work for Roche at the Tour and Roche has … Continue reading →

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A race named after a beer?

April 14, 2011

Of all the major races that make up the top tier of the professional cycling calendar there are relatively few which have not been won by either Stephen Roche or Sean Kelly back in the eighties. Roche was a thoroughbred … Continue reading →

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