Andrew_Roche
Andrew Roche
Manx cyclist (born 1971)
Andrew Roche (born 22 November 1971) is a Manx cyclist.[1][2][3] He won the Rás Tailteann in 1997, and has competed at seven Commonwealth Games.[4]
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| Born | (1971-11-22) November 22, 1971 (age 52) Ramsey, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road bicycle racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–2003 | Ellan Vannin Cycling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2005 | Team Maestro - Nella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Team Rochelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Team Murphy & Gunn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Pinarello Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | CandiTV - Marshalls Pasta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Motorpoint - Marshalls Pasta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rás Tailteann, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roche grew up in Ramsey, Isle of Man.[4][5]
Roche began cycling competitively in 1984, aged 12, and began road racing in 1986. He competed in his first major tournament at the 1990 Commonwealth Games; he also appeared at the Games in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. His best finish was at the 2006 road time trial, in which he finished 11th.[6][7] He was second at the Manx International in 1992 and won the Rás Tailteann in 1997.[8][9] Roche also competed at several Island Games and carried the Manx flag at the 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.[10]
He currently works as a coach with his company, Watts Up Performance.[11]
- Ellingworth, Rod (15 October 2013). Project Rainbow: How British Cycling Reached the Top of the World. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571303526 – via Google Books.
- April 2005, Cycling News 25. "Banking on a good Tour of Ulster". cyclingnews.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Archives, Cycling. "Andrew Roche". www.cyclingarchives.com.
- "Health & Sports :: isleofman.com". www.isleofman.com.
- Cavendish, Mark (10 November 2009). Boy Racer. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9781407030142 – via Google Books.
- "Isle of Man name team for Delhi". 14 July 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- Cavendish, Mark (7 November 2013). At Speed. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9781407078847 – via Google Books.
- "Andrew Roche". www.procyclingstats.com.
- "McMahon named Australian team flagbearer". News.smh.com.au. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- "Watts Up Performance | About". Watts Up.
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