pezcyclingnews.com,
28 October 2010
"if it wasn’t for the fund I would probably be back in Liverpool now robbing cars"
Life in Belgium can be hard, but if you have your woman, your cat, and your coffee machine in the house you can become a National Champion and land a contract with one of the best ProTour teams in the world.

velonation.com,
15 October 2010
Motivated for the Tour of Lombardy
The 24 year old spoke to VeloNation yesterday, giving his thoughts on the Emilia performance, his expectations for Lombardy and also revealing that he will shortly undergo an operation which should help him become more consistent in his racing.

irishcycling.com,
21 September 2010
Now a Grand Tour contender
Nicolas Roche finished a superb seventh overall in the Vuelta a España, ending the race just 5 minutes 5 seconds behind the winner Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo). It was the highest Irish Grand Tour result since Sean Kelly was the outright victor in 1988.

velonation.com,
14 September 2010
"I’d nothing to lose"
Yesterday was another excellent day for the Irishman Nicolas Roche, who moved from sixth back to fifth overall with an aggressive display to the summit finish of Alto de Cotobello.

velonation.com,
10 August 2010
"it can only get better from here"
On Saturday the Garmin Transitions rider Daniel Martin made history when he became the first Irish rider to win a ProTour stage race since the series was introduced in 2005.

irishcycling.com,
18 July 2010
"I have to try to stick with the guys"
Currently fourteenth overall heading towards the final week of the Tour de France, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche believes that if he keeps climbing around his current level, that a top 15 overall finish is possible in Paris.

pezcyclingnews.com,
1 July 2010
"I had a few celebratory drinks after the race but no Guinness"
Over on the Emerald Isle the talk on the morning of the 151 kilometre Elite road race championship at Sligo was of who would be third behind Pro Tour stars Dan Martin (Garmin) and Nicolas Roche (AG2R) – but the Belgian based AN Post team had other ideas.

cycling123.com,
30 June 2010
Roche, ambizione Eireditaria
Nel 2007 il Giro, nel 2008 la Vuelta, nel 2009 - con il passaggio all'AG2R La Mondiale - il debutto al Tour de France, con un secondo ed un terzo posto di tappa e il 22esimo posto nella classifica finale (ma a quasi 40' da Contador) e il sesto posto nella classifica della maglia verde.

velonation.com,
3 June 2010
Working hard, back racing....
Irish road race champion Nicolas Roche has been sidelined from racing since the Tour de Romandie, but he will make his competitive return this Sunday in the Tour du Canton d’Argovie in Switzerland. VeloNation spoke to him on Monday evening, getting an update as to where he stands.

irishcycling.com,
9 May 2010
"Italy – great roads, a great country and great fans"
Dan Martin was a late addition to the Garmin Transitions squad for the Giro d’Italia, originally having been scheduled to do the Tour. Irishcycling.com recently spoke to Martin, and he gave his thoughts prior to the race.

roadcycling.com,
16 March 2010
Escaping to Europe - Part 2
Irish all-rounder Philip Deignan enjoyed a breakout season in his first year with Cervelo TestTeam. After a promising amateur career followed by years of injuries and other hardships, Deignan finally generated some well-deserved results in his fifth season as a pro cyclist.

velonation.com,
16 March 2010
Dissecting a strong Paris-Nice performance
Now in his sixth season as a professional, Nicolas Roche appears to be moving on to a new level with his best-ever early season performance. Yesterday he finished eleventh overall in Paris-Nice, adding fourth on the final stage to earlier placings of third, sixth and eighth.

roadcycling.com,
12 March 2010
Escaping to Europe - Part 1
Irish all-rounder Philip Deignan enjoyed a breakout season in his first year with Cervelo TestTeam. After a promising amateur career followed by years of injuries and other hardships, Deignan finally generated some well-deserved results in his fifth season as a pro cyclist.

velo-club.net,
17 February 2010
"Comme chaque année, je me dis, cette année est importante"
Etre fils de.., n’est jamais facile. Que ce soit en sport ou dans toute autre activité ! Nicolas Roche a choisi de ne pas en tenir compte et de vivre sa passion. La même que celle de son père, Stéphane Roche, auteur en 1987 d’un triplé historique jamais plus réalisé depuis.

sports.fr,
11 February 2010
"Ne pas tout miser sur le Tour"
L'AG2R-La Mondiale, seule représentante française en ProTour avec la FDJ, a enrichi son effectif à l'intersaison. Mais pour Nicolas Roche, il manque un vrai sprinteur capable de gagner des courses.

cyclismactu.net,
6 February 2010
Rencontre avec Dimitri Champion et Nicolas Roche
France-Irlande… pour beaucoup c’est du Rugby, le Tournoi des VI nations approchant la comparaison était facile ! Mais pour Ag2r La Mondiale, France-Irlande, c’est deux champions nationaux, Dimitri Champion et Nicolas Roche.