Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche, son of the legendary Stephen Roche, has joined Team Sky. Roche, who spent the last two years with Tinkoff Saxo, joins Donegal man Phillip Deignan at the professional cycling team.
Sky's new signings were announced via a tweet this morning.
Welcome @ndyfenn, @LeopoldKonig, @nicholasroche, @LPNordhaug & @WoutPoels to Team Sky in 2015! http://t.co/jxCQDeZwHk pic.twitter.com/CgeH3NHH7c
— Team Sky (@TeamSky) September 30, 2014
Roche tweeted his delight with the move shortly after.
super happy to be part of @TeamSky next year, thank you @tinkoff_saxo for those great 2 years.
— Nicholas Roche (@nicholasroche) September 30, 2014
Team Sky general manager Dave Brailsford said of the signing:
Nicolas joins us from Tinkoff-Saxo and becomes the second Irish rider in Team Sky. He brings a wealth of experience, having ridden 13 Grand Tours in his career, and that will be invaluable to the team. Nicolas has the perfect character and temperament for us and we expect him to play a key role next season.
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