Comments on: Nicolas Roche withdraws from 2012 Tour de France roster

By: Happy birthday Nico Roche | VeloVoices

Happy birthday Nico Roche | VeloVoices — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:03:54 +0000

[…] Both boys are writing diaries for different Irish newspapers during the Tour: Nico in the Irish Independent and Dan for the Irish Times. Nico’s recent book Inside the Peloton was largely based on his previous diaries for the same newspaper and gives the reader some insight into the highs and lows on the road. Of course this year’s Tour could have been oh so different if we’re to believe the tongue-firmly-in-cheek and amusing reports from Cyclismas. […]

By: Cormacobric

Cormacobric — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:48:17 +0000

I’ve seen/ heard interviews with Roche, he can speak english just fine. So he failed the english tests a few times, his spellings in twitter are highlighted too . . .Stop and think for a minute folks, could the guy have a reading writing issue? Give the guy a flippin break!!! Cop on!Its not those kind of tests we need to worry about cyclists failing. What a complete farce

By: Frank Mercer

Frank Mercer — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:46:43 +0000

Mr. Roche was raised in both France and Ireland and is very proficient in both languages. He is an accomplished rider with a great sense of humor, and discovering the ins and outs of twitter.

I am not self proclaimed at anything. I just write the stories, and hope to bring broader attention to the nuances pro cycling, the greatest sport on the planet, which I have had the luck of being able to cover for 30 years.

Satire and humor are two of the greatest devices in the written word. Sorry if it may have offended you, as that is not the intention. Thanks for reading.

Frank

By: dougeg

dougeg — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:51:22 +0000

Wikipedia: Irish (Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic,[1] is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a small minority (approx. 72,000) of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of the population. Irish enjoys constitutional status as the national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland. It is an official language of the European Union and an officially recognised minority language in Northern Ireland.

I don’t know why the UCI feels the need to dictate to their members, which languages are native or not. Mr. Roche’s native language appears to be Irish Gaelic. and I understood his second language English, from his tweets, with no problem. He can sign a check can’t he? What’s the dang deal?

Frank Mercer, author/ journalist. You sir are the self proclaimed cycling snark? Snark, that’s an xxxhole isn’t it? Did Roche spit on you or what? Long shot, you’re PR for AG2R maybe buddies with Gadret .

Cyclismis: this kind of journalism “sadly highlights the need” for edi …. no, wait a sec….heh you got me, didn’t ya? It’s a joke right, Ya “JOKE JOURNALISM ” I get it !!…..Man!! …. Wow, you really got me, toooo funny!!

Right?