Stephen Roche is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist whose peak season came in 1987, when he won the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the World Road Race Championship in the same year, a feat known as the Triple Crown that only two other cyclists, Eddy Merckx and Tadej Pogacar, have achieved. He won the 1987 Tour de France by 40 seconds and also won Paris-Nice in 1981 as a first year professional and the Tour de Romandie three times. Chronic knee injuries limited his success in Grand Tours after 1987, though he finished his career with 58 professional wins.
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Stephen Roche is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist whose peak season came in 1987, when he won the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the World Road Race Championship in the same year, a feat known as the Triple Crown that only two other cyclists, Eddy Merckx and Tadej Pogacar, have achieved.
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Stephen Roche (; born 28 November 1959) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist.
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In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming the second of only three male cyclists to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia general classification, plus the World road race championship, the others being Eddy Merckx and Tadej Pogačar.
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