Roche goes deep to finish second at the Abu Dhabi Tour

Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) sat with a towel over his head and took bites out of a piece of watermelon as he tried to recover from his huge effort on the climb to Jebel Halfeet that decided the Abu Dhabi Tour on Saturday.

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.