Irishman was the first native English speaker to win Italy's grand tour, the same year he won the Tour de France and road worlds

After a stellar 2013 Vuelta the son of Stephen Roche will be a team leader as the Giro starts in Ireland, then work for Contador in France

Michele Acquarone launches the Giro's 2014 Ireland start, and Sean Kelly, Darach McQuaid, and others comment on the move

Armstrong scandal does not point to the current, cleaner state of cycling, according to Stephen Roche

It was some 24 years ago, in 1987, that Irish cycling hero Stephen Roche won the Tour de France; it was his and Ireland’s only ever Tour victory — if you can actually be so blasé as to use the word “only” in the same sentence as a hard earned Tour de France victory; the culmination of a life’s work and ambition for any cyclist.

Catching up with Triple Crown winner Stephen Roche on the eve of Paris-Nice, a race he won once and finished second four times.