TOUR OF SPAIN 2008: ROCHE LOSES STAGE BY INCHES

Erviti Roche stage 18 tour of spain 2008

So near but so far: on Thursday Irishman Nicolas Roche came within a whisker of taking his first ever stage in a major Tour - but Spaniard Imanol Erviti pipped him to the line.

?It was my big chance in this year?s Vuelta,? a deeply disappointed Roche said afterwards.

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TOUR OF SPAIN 2008

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