Nearly Never Won a Race

The Tour De France has just ended and we almost ended up with Nicolas Roche claiming a debut stage victory as the race entered its final days.  Nicolas is the son of former Tour de France winner and Free Man of Dublin City Stephen Roche.

Nicholas Roche (far right) is caught and passed as the finish line looms

With Nicolas in the lead group heading in to the final three kilometers anything was possible.  However as he duked it out with Luis-Leon Sanchez, Mark Cavendish and The Peleton reeled them in and passed them with the finish line in sight.  A hard loss to take but maybe Nicolas can improve and take something away when he competes in the Olympics today.