Roche ends hard GP Insubria fight with third, Dumoulin wins

Nicolas Roche, GP Insubria 2010

Ireland's Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) ended a hard-fought finale of the GP Insubria in third today. He formed the winning move over the last climb with World Champion Cadel Evans and arrived in Pieve Vergonte, Italy, to fight for third place, behind winner Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) and José Joaquín Rojas (Caisse d'Epargne).

"I am happy, the team had given me a lot of trust for this year," Roche told Cycling Weekly. "I was able to ride Bessèges with not too much pressure as preparation for here and then Paris-Nice. It was the first time in my career I was told to go to a race just to get preparation."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.