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Stephen Roche

1959 - Today

Stephen Roche

Stephen Roche (; born 28 November 1959) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming the second of only three 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. Roche's rise coincided with that of fellow Irishman Sean Kelly. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Roche is the 152nd most popular cyclist (down from 149th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 198th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Stephen Roche ranks 152 out of 1,613. Before him are Delio Rodríguez, Tadej Pogačar, Carlo Oriani, Primož Roglič, Anton Tkáč, and Carlo Galetti. After him are Jeannie Longo, Claude Criquielion, Gerrit Voorting, Axel Schandorff, Andrei Tchmil, and Maurice Peeters.

Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia

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Delio Rodríguez
1916 - 1994
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 146
Tadej Pogačar
1998 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 147
Carlo Oriani
1888 - 1917
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 148
Primož Roglič
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 149
Anton Tkáč
1951 - 2022
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 150
Carlo Galetti
1882 - 1949
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 151
Stephen Roche
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 152
Jeannie Longo
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 153
Claude Criquielion
1957 - 2015
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 154
Gerrit Voorting
1923 - 2015
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 155
Axel Schandorff
1925 - 2016
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 156
Andrei Tchmil
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 157
Maurice Peeters
1882 - 1957
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 158

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Stephen Roche ranks 238. Before him are Baselios Cleemis, Bradley Whitford, Alexander Lebedev, Fernando Chalana, Marcos Alonso, and Nir Barkat. After him are Satoshi Miyauchi, Pat Smear, Aleksandar Petrović, Christian Bach, Janusz Kamiński, and Viktoria Mullova.

Others Born in 1959

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Baselios Cleemis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 232
Bradley Whitford
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 233
Alexander Lebedev
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 234
Fernando Chalana
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 235
Marcos Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2023
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 236
Nir Barkat
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 237
Stephen Roche
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 238
Satoshi Miyauchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 239
Pat Smear
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 240
Aleksandar Petrović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 241
Christian Bach
ACTOR
1959 - 2019
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 242
Janusz Kamiński
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 243
Viktoria Mullova
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 244

In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Stephen Roche ranks 202 out of 549. Before him are Patrick Bergin (1951), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), Steve Barron (1956), Cecil Day-Lewis (1904), Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911), and Colm Tóibín (1955). After him are John Ellis (1710), Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833), William Orpen (1878), Paul Kane (1810), Richard Steele (1672), and Richard Todd (1919).

Others born in Ireland

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Patrick Bergin
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 196
Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1944
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 197
Steve Barron
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 198
Cecil Day-Lewis
WRITER
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 199
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 200
Colm Tóibín
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 201
Stephen Roche
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 202
John Ellis
BIOLOGIST
1710 - 1776
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 203
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1913
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 204
William Orpen
PAINTER
1878 - 1931
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 205
Paul Kane
PAINTER
1810 - 1871
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 206
Richard Steele
WRITER
1672 - 1729
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 207
Richard Todd
ACTOR
1919 - 2009
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 208