Laurence Roche
{{Short description|Irish competitive cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Laurence Roche
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline =
| role =
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 1988
| amateurteam1 = AC Boulogne - Billancourt
| proyears1 = 1989–1990
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CAR|1989}}
| proyears2 = 1991
| proteam2 = Tonton Tapis–GB
}}
Laurence Roche (also written as Lawrence Roche) (born 15 October 1967) is a former professional Irish road racing cyclist.{{cite web |title=Laurence Roche |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/laurence-roche/ |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=31 March 2025}} He was a professional from 1989 to 1991, where he rode for the {{UCI team code|CAR|1989}} for two years and then for Tonton Tapis–GB team in 1991 where he rode the Tour de France for the only time in his career.
Career
During the 1991 Tour de France, he raced on the same team as his famous brother, Stephen Roche. Stephen was disqualified on the second stage of the race after failing to make the time limit when he missed the start time of the team time trial. Several days later, Lawrence went on a long solo breakaway.{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/1991/07/27/tour_7.php?page=1|title=Tour Heads for Home Stretch|publisher=International Herald Tribune|accessdate=2008-12-19}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Roche would finish his only tour in 153rd place.{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1991.php |title=1991 Tour de France |publisher=Memoire du cyclisme |accessdate=2008-12-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131133651/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1991.php |archivedate=2009-01-31 }}
Roche was forced to retire at the end of the 1991 season after his team could not find a sponsor for the 1992 season. Roche initially signed on for the 1992 season before his team folded.{{cite web |last1=Hood |first1=Ed |title=Laurence Roche - Irish Pro with Carrerra and Tonton in the '90's |url=https://veloveritas.co.uk/2015/01/11/laurence-roche-jan15/ |website=VeloVeritas |access-date=31 March 2025 |date=11 January 2015}}
In 2002, he was back to racing after a two-year break and he won the Dunboyne 3 day race.{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=IRE/2002/jun02/jun01-03dunboyne|title=2002 Dunboyne 3 day|publisher=cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2007-09-23}} In 2008, Roche competed in the FBD Insurance Ras.{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/may08/fbdras08/fbdras088|title=56th FBD Insurance Rás|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-12-19}}
Major results
Sources:{{cite web |title=Lawrence Roche |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=14821 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=31 March 2025 |language=en}}
;1987
: 1st Jard-Les Herbiers
;1988
: 1st Ronde du Pays Basque
: 3rd Circuit de la Vallee Loire
: 3rd Paris-Chauny
;1991
: 8th Ronde des Pyrénées
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121003143230/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4554 Profile on cycling website]
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