Mixed feelings for Roche at Tour of Britain

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Nico Roche (Tinkoff-Saxo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff-Saxo) paid for his attack, and finished third (Image credit: Rob Lampard)

There must have been a moment when Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff-Saxo) thought that victory on the queen stage of the Tour of Britain was all but his. However, he was left looking for the silver lining when Edoardo Zardini (Bardiani-CSF) dropped him with just over a kilometre to the top of the final climb. Despite missing out, the Irishman held on to take third and move up in the general classification.

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