Roche is currently battling very well in Spain and will be a huge draw in Meath in October
Currently in action at the Vuelta a España, Ag2r La Mondiale team leader Nicolas Roche has launched an Irish sportive for the end of the season, with the inaugural event to take place in just over one month’s time.
The “Nicolas Roche Classic” rolls out from Tayto Park near Ashbourne in Co Meath on the morning of Saturday October 6th and promises to be a hugely popular event given the rising profile of the Irishman in recent years.
Roche will take part in the programme of events and will also be on hand to meet people. The day is being put on by Nicolas’s uncle and former Tour de France rider Laurence Roche along with Philip Finnegan and Dermot Rutherford.
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The sportive, which is in aid of the Meath Youth Federation, offers a number of routes with the event set to be very much a social occasion and a chance to meet Roche at the season’s end just after the Tour of Lombardy.
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The longest of the three rides on the day is a 90km route, starting at 9.30am. The next distance is a 50km event which rolls out of Tayto Park at 11am, while there is also a ‘family category’ designed for parents and kids, which gets underway at 12.30pm.
For those who pre-enter online, the 90km and 50km rides are €25 per head, while the entry for the family event is €20 per family. Those wishing to enter on the day will be charged €30.
Refreshments will be provided and the routes will be on the roads of Co Meath.
For further information check out www.nicolasrocheclassic.com where you can find route details and lots of other information.
If you want to pre enter online click here http://www.nicolasrocheclassic.com/sign-up-here-2/
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