Stephen Roche (born 28 November 1959 in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming the second of only two cyclists 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 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 career wins. All of these wins still stand, in spite of Roche having been found by an Italian court to have taken EPO in the later part of his career.
Read more about Stephen Roche: Amateur Career, Early Professional Career, Chronic Knee Injury, 1987 Triple Crown, Post-1987 Career, Drug Use, Family and Post-cycling Career, Grand Tour Record, Palmarès
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