Nicolas Roche with Roman Kreuziger during the Tour de France in June; both will take to the roads and meet fans at the Nicolas Roche Classic Sportive in Co Meath on Saturday week, October 19th.
Having had the best season of his career by far with a stage win and 5th overall at the Vuelta a Espana, Nicolas Roche will be back on Irish roads in a little over a week and this time he’s bringing Saxo-Tinkoff team mate Roman Kreuziger with him.
The Czech rider is no slouch himself, having won the Amstel Gold classic this year and finish 5th in the Tour de France.
The presence of both top pros on Irish roads for the Nicolas Roche Classic Sportive is proving a great draw, with a large crowd having already registered for the event in Co Meath on Saturday week, October 19th.
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The organisers are offering free gilets to many of those who sign on in advance and we're told there are still around 100 of those left. So if you're quick you'll get one.
The charity event was first run last year, when it was a great success. And with Roche having had such a high profile Vuelta - holding all the classification leader's jerseys there - he’s set to be an even bigger draw this year.
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The “Nicolas Roche Classic” rolls out from Tayto Park near Ashbourne in Co Meath on the morning of Saturday October 19th.
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.
The sportive, which is in aid of the Down Syndrome Centre, offers a number of routes; with the event set to be very much a social occasion and a chance to meet Roche and Kreuziger at the season’s end.
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 is 9.3km. There's a rest station at the 5km point on the family ride and that gets underway at 12.30pm. There are two feeding stops on the longer routes.
For those who pre-enter online, the 90km and 50km rides are €45 per head including gilet, while entry for the family event is €20 per family. Those wishing to enter on the day will be charged €30, excluding gilet.
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. You can register here: http://www.nicolasrocheclassic.com/sign-up-here-2/
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