Stephen Roche by Emma

1. Stephen Roche by Emma

2. Roche’s birth and date.
• He was born in
Dundrum, County
Dublin, Ireland.
• His date of birth was
28th
of November
1959.

3. Famous for.
• He was famous for
being a cyclist.

4. Stephen Roche.
• Born in 1959.
• 1979 became
youngest rider to
win the Ras.
• 1986 Roche
crashed and
damaged his right
knee.
• 1987 won Tour de
France.

5. Still Alive
• He is still alive in
Antibes on Cote de
d’Azur.

6. Four important dates and events
• 1988. Recurrence of
his knee injury.
• 1989. In the Tour de
France Stephen
withdrew because of
his knee.
• 1992. Won a stage
of Tour de France.
• 1993. Roche retired.

7. Nicolas Roche.
• Stephen Roche has
a son called Nicolas
Roche.
• Here is a picture of
him.

8. Stephen Roche.
• In a 13 year pro-
fessional career, he
peaked in 1987,
becoming the second of
only two cyclists to win
the Triple crown of
victories in the Tour de
France and the Giro
d’italia stage races, plus
the world road race
championship.

9. Stephen Roche
Although one of the
finest cyclists of his
generation and
admired for his
pedalling style,he
struggled with knee
injuries and never
contended in the
Grand Tours post –
1987.

10. Stephen Roche.
• He had 58 professional
career wins. All of these
wins still stand, despite
Roche having been
accused by an Italian
judge of taking EPO in
the later part of his
career.

11. Three Facts.
• 2008.Roche completed
the ING New York
marathon.
• 2009. Nicolas Roche his
son was the Irish
national road race
champion.
• I admire this person
because he was an
Irish man who won the
Tour de France.

12. Stephen Roche.
• Roche finished the
Giro exhausted but
favourite for the
Tour de France.

13. Roche.
• Roche was given
the freedom of
Dublin in late
September 1987.

14. Concluding.
• Thank you for
watching my project.
• Hope you liked it.