Rider Profile
Nicolas Roche
Team DSM

Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2021 - Team DSM
- 2020 - Team Sunweb
- 2019 - Team Sunweb
- 2018 - BMC Racing Team
- 2017 - BMC Racing Team
- 2016 - Team Sky
- 2015 - Team Sky
- 2014 - Tinkoff-Saxo
- 2013 - Team Saxo-Tinkoff
- 2012 - AG2R La Mondiale
- 2011 - AG2R La Mondiale
- 2010 - AG2R La Mondiale
- 2009 - AG2R La Mondiale
- 2008 - Crédit Agricole
- 2007 - Crédit Agricole
- 2006 - Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
- 2005 - Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
Biography:
Key results
1st Vuelta a España stages 2, 2013; 18, 2015
1st Route du Sud 2014
1st Irish National Road Race Champion 2009, '16
1st Irish National Time Trial Champion 2007, '16
2nd overall Abu Dhabi Tour 2016
2nd overall Tour de Yorkshire 2016
3rd overall Tour of Guangxi 2017
Related Articles

5 conclusions from the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships
By Stephen Farrand, Simone Giuliani published
Analysis WorldTour pros dominate, a lack of women's TV, Van Aert's lessons learned, and more

No surprises in road rider domination at UCI Gravel Worlds for Nicolas Roche
By Lyne Lamoureux published
News 'WorldTour riders are just better trained and better looked after' says the former road professional turned gravel racer

Nicolas Roche appointed manager of Irish national team
By Barry Ryan published
News Former professional is new director of Cycling Ireland Senior Road Program

Nicolas Roche relishing the challenge of dancing on live TV
By Shane Stokes published
News 'I can’t dance, but I'm going to commit' says Irishman ahead of Dancing With The Stars appearance

Retirement chronicles: When Philippa York met Nicolas Roche
By Philippa York published
Q&A 'If everyone is telling me I’m too old, then maybe I should realise the sport is changing and I should look at other things' say Irishman

As an era ends, what now for Irish cycling?
By Shane Stokes published
Feature Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche have ended their careers but that doesn't mean Irish cycling must head into the wilderness again

Nicolas Roche: The retirement interview
By Shane Stokes published
Interview Irishman on the conflicting emotions behind his decision, his career highlights and regrets, and what comes next

Nicolas Roche announces retirement from pro cycling
By Shane Stokes published
News 'I realised that the bunch is getting younger and cycling is changing a lot' says 37-year-old
Blogs
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UCI Gravel Worlds - new course, same criticisms cast doubt on event
Nathan Haas hears feedback from fellow riders on course elevation being 'selective without being stupid' -
Nathan Haas blog: We need to talk about the Unbound mud pit
Was it wrong to not re-route the course? -
Ellen van Dijk - Leading by example
'I have the chance to show the world how normal it should be to perform at a top level as a mother' -
Rukhsar Habibzai - The day I left home
'It is a story shared by thousands of Afghans. It is the day we left home, left our souls and left Afghanistan' -
Unbound Gravel - the making of an epic everything race
Nathan Haas on the meteoric rise of the biggest gravel race in the history of the fledgling sport